Sierra click pen

[ldb2000]

This is a Sierra click made with a shortened Paua Abalone shell blank . I make the short blanks so that I don't have to use the little metal thingie , I've had too many customers loose the darn metal thingie then complain about it , so this avoids the problem and allows me to use the Parker style Fisher space pen refills .
The Paua shell pens are my best sellers and people love the look and feel of the Sierra clicks . These are my best selling kit pens .






As always , comments welcome

 

[J.L.DAVIS]

Nice looking pen! How well does the click preform? Just curious, the one style of click pen I have tried wasn't quite what I thought it should be.

 

[Toni]

Butch~Great looking pens...wondering if you have something new to show

 

[maxman400]

Great looking Pen, nice modification.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Very nice, Butch. I must have missed something...How are you turning these. They are obviously not round. What is the technique?

 

[Santacraig]

Where do you get the blanks?

 

[ldb2000]

Thanks for the kind words everyone .

Jared , without the little metal thingies inside , the click Sierras are great , no rattles and very smooth operation and they hold up well .

Chris , the shell stock is cut into strips and sanded then they are applied to the tubes and sealed then cast in PR . It's a time consuming process , each blank takes me over an hour to make (not including casting time) .

Craig , I make the blanks myself (see above answer) . I've been selling some in the classifieds here .

 

[phillywood]

Butch, as always very nice looking pen, can't wait until I can make one of those as close as possible to your standards. Beautiful.

 

[Jim15]

Great looking pen.

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Wonderful looking pen and I can see why it's your top seller.

 

[workinforwood]

It's a beautiful pen Butch...you have that shell down to a science!

 

[David Keller]

Really nice looking pen... If I were to go with a sierra, the elegant versions seem to be closer to the level of sophistication needed for such a gorgeous blank.

 

[phillywood]

Hey, Butch can I wish that when I grow up (in pen turning art that is, otherwise we are the same age) I want to be like you? If I am still alive.:wink::biggrin: