I don't know but it looks to me like the hole that you glued the brass tube in is a bit off and I can see all kinds of sanding marks and it does not even look like Koa, should I keep going???
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Hay Stacey it is a real nice pen considering what you went through to get it on the lathe and everything. Great job, now you need to make 200 more
Aloha.