Hi Craig: I'm going to give a few observations... But as a preface, I will say in all honesty, your pen is
MUCH better than I turned early on.
Not sure, but the upper barrel may be a bit recessed in the middle??? May be the photo angle. If not, then consider a more straight or very slight bulge outwards (obtuse??? never could remember those terms
)
And as Charlie W suggested, sanding with the lathe off (L-R) will take out a lot of sanding blemishes. You don't have too many, but your current audience is very particular :tongue::tongue::tongue:!
But in a nice way!
The Mesquite is awesome!!! And the choice of kits is great. (A bold blank with a bold kit). You may be surprised, this kit is a bit heavy, but may grow on you at work. I usually am a "pants carry" vs a "shirt carry", so I am not opposed to a nice Cigar/Big Ben. Soon I will be trying these kits without the center band...
And... other the reflection in the clip, the picture is actually very nice!!!
Nice pen Craig!!!