Pacifica

[ragz]

Basically a Sierra or Wallstreet mod.

Blank is African blackwood

Let me know what you think. This finish has given me fits and I don't think I'm done with it yet

 

[Skye]

Blackwood is oily if I remember correctly.

Pen looks good, not too sure about the color combo of the kit itself.

 

[rjwolfe3]

looks good to me

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice pen. I like the finish. If it is smooth and clean, I would leave it.

 

[louisbry]

Nice looking pen. Personally I think that the gold kit is perfect for black wood.

 

[Ligget]

I like the combination of wood and kit plating, fit and finish look good too, well done!

 

[Skye]

I'm assuming the background was white? If so, here's a pic a little more true to life, which I think makes the pen look a little more color coordinated:

 

[gerryr]

I'm assuming the background was white? If so, here's a pic a little more true to life, which I think makes the pen look a little more color coordinated:

I agree. I think the white balance was off.

 

[rjwolfe3]

ok how did you fix that?

 

[Skye]

I've got a photo/raster editing program called CorelPaint in the Corel line. It's got an color hue adjustment tool in it. I just fiddled around with the hues till the background became almost white, since that was the only certanty in the pic, a white background.

I'd guess there has to be a freeware photo editing software out there that can do the same thing. Years ago, there was a freeware that was very similar to Adobe Photoshop, but totally free.

 

[gerryr]

Years ago, there was a freeware that was very similar to Adobe Photoshop, but totally free.

It's called The GIMP. It does have a pretty steep learning curve but it's a very powerful editor.

 

[Rick_G]

When I get an oily wood like that I will usually (providing I remember, sometimes suffer from old timers disease :biggrin: ) wipe it down a couple times with alcohol to remove most of the surface oil. Seems to help most of the time. Pen looks good.

 

[intillzah]

I like it...

 

[desertyellow]

You're off to a good start!