Excellent suggestion. I'll get to the store tonight on my way home.Lou, that is a very nice pen. I think your photography is nice but I would use a lint-free soft rag to wipe down to pen before you shoot photos. They are very cheap, and give you pen a nice clean look. Just my opinion, hope it helps you.
The bone is filled with powder coat, then a few spots have some gold flour filling. I think the gold highlights on the rhodium are simply reflections, but being color-blind I'm not sure I see what others see. As for turning, I started with a bastard file, then switched to HSS for turning.I really like the look of that! What was used to fill in the bone portion? I have an old monitor and it's either that or the lighting used to take the picture makes the rhodium plating have a gold tint to it. Also, what type of tool did you use for turning the jaw bone? Carbide or HSS tools? Great job!