This may be a dumb idea, but I see at least one or two kits that are designed with thicker barrel walls. I would love to see more like this (even at the expense of adding weight to the pen).
Here's why (my opinion only):
I do know, and do practice making my barrels larger without distorting the lines and proportions, but it would be nice for the aforementioned reasons to have a little more "flesh" on the tube where the barrel ends meet the hardware (again, this is all my opinion).
Just throwing this out there to see what you folks, especially with more experience and expertise think.
Here's why (my opinion only):
- Probably more durable (when turning and using)
- Greater "depth", especially with non-opaque blanks
- Possible more forgiving in terms of tube and barrel painting
- Less waste (albeit, only a little less waste).
I do know, and do practice making my barrels larger without distorting the lines and proportions, but it would be nice for the aforementioned reasons to have a little more "flesh" on the tube where the barrel ends meet the hardware (again, this is all my opinion).
Just throwing this out there to see what you folks, especially with more experience and expertise think.