Swagopenturner
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I just got an email from Berea Hardwoods touting their new .45 Cal Pen Kit. It is available in Antique Copper and Antique Brass. Retail is $13.50. It uses a unique click mechanism. The upper section is checkered to resemble the grips on a 1911. The clip resembles the slide on a .45. The nib is a .45 cartridge.
Has anyone actually held one in their hands yet? Thoughts on the kit? I think they will sell out here in West Texas so I ordered some to check them out. I noticed the instructions require a straight turning on the single 10mm tube so the Upper portion of the pen can be pushed down over it, to act as the plunger on the click mechanism. I think this will be a slight drawback for us turners as you will be severely limited to only a straight profile.
Has anyone actually held one in their hands yet? Thoughts on the kit? I think they will sell out here in West Texas so I ordered some to check them out. I noticed the instructions require a straight turning on the single 10mm tube so the Upper portion of the pen can be pushed down over it, to act as the plunger on the click mechanism. I think this will be a slight drawback for us turners as you will be severely limited to only a straight profile.