I've been making pens now for about 4-5 weeks and this is BY FAR my best ever pen. It's a Gatsby made from angled cut Canary Wood. The lousy pics don't do it justice. The wood seems to almost shapeshift when you change the light angle...like some of the auto paint jobs which appear blue, then purple as you change the angle of the light.
The finish is also my best ever. Normal sanding up to 600 grit, stopping between each grit to sand lengthwise, then micromesh up to 3600. Finally about 4 coats of BLO / CA.
I even managed to fill in some voids using thin CA when I was sanding at the 320 grit level.
I'm extremely proud of this pen. I hope you like it. I can still, however, take some constructive criticism. It took me about 50 total pens before I had the courage to post here. Most of you guys make me look like a chump!
Do you think the bulge is too "bulgy"?
A 63 year old guy at my gym trains me for free. I think I am going to give it to him tomorrow as a thank you.
The finish is also my best ever. Normal sanding up to 600 grit, stopping between each grit to sand lengthwise, then micromesh up to 3600. Finally about 4 coats of BLO / CA.
I even managed to fill in some voids using thin CA when I was sanding at the 320 grit level.
I'm extremely proud of this pen. I hope you like it. I can still, however, take some constructive criticism. It took me about 50 total pens before I had the courage to post here. Most of you guys make me look like a chump!
Do you think the bulge is too "bulgy"?
A 63 year old guy at my gym trains me for free. I think I am going to give it to him tomorrow as a thank you.