Thin Blue Line penmaker question

[magpens]

For those of you who have made Thin Blue Line pens ....

... do you put a thin blue line on both "sides" (ie. two blue lines separated by 180 degrees) ?

 

[socdad]

No, one blue line under the stars

 

[JohnU]

I've seen them both ways with others cutting a black blank in half and sandwiching a blue piece in the middle. I make mine with one because everything else in relationship to the thin blue line only has one in it so ... I make my pens with only one, but its just my opinion. Its probably not a big deal if there is one on each side of the pen.

 

[qquake]

I make mine with a diagonal line. It can be seen all the way around the pen.

 

[magpens]

I really like your diagonal blue line, Jim !!!

 

[liljohn1368]

I like the diagonal look on Jim's pen. But I think it would look good running the length of the pen also... My 2 cents :biggrin:

 

[JohnU]

I didn't have a picture of just the pen inquestion but here's what mine looks like. It's just one thin blue line on the pen only seen from this view. The rest is black.

 

[keithbyrd]

I cut the blank down the middle and segment a thin blue line and hte TBL goes all the way through the pen
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/tbl-pens-141805/

 

[magpens]

Thanks John !!

Thanks Keith !!

The pictures are great !!

 

[Rodnall]

JohnU,

I really like your version. What materials did you use?

Thanks

 

[JohnU]

JohnU,

I really like your version. What materials did you use?

Thanks

I pour mine using Silmar 41 Polyresin tinted with black and blue dye.

 

[mbroberg]

I don't think there is any right or wrong way to do it. I use one line behind a badge. I'm generally making a custom pen for a specific person.