This would have been my entry in the component pen contest for the MAPG, but since I cant be there I'll show it off here. I used leather and maple for the blank and paired it up with a copper Wall Street II click. The leather was glued together on the tube with white glue and the maple was glued with epoxy. I let the blank set for a few days so the white glue would harden. I used a roughing gouge and carbide cutter to shape the blank and sanded to 12000 mm. I finished with about 20 coats of WTF and after about a week I polished with Hut Plastic polish. This was a bit of a challenging project as the leather and maple turned at different rates. I'm happy with the way it came out and I think I would of had a good chance at winning. I shot the photos with different color backgrounds let me know which looks best. All C & C are welcome. Thanks for looking.