Mike Minto
05-09-2009, 8:12 PM
Here's a preview for Tim, and a quick view for those of you participating in the 'Pen Exchange'. I had never turned a pen, but bought a Jet Mini VS lathe a week before the announcement regarding the exchange (and, about 3 weeks before Jet's big sale - way to go, Mike). It's simply a slimline pen, made from Black and White Ebony (had a really hard time getting the brass tubes to adhere to the wood - wasted about 6 of them - finally a combo of expoy and CA worked) sealed with shellac and finished with laqcuer. The black bled somewhat into the white (anyone got a fix for that?) but I think it makes it look sorta aged ivory-like. Tim, it goes in the mail this week! This is actually my second pen; had to keep the first for looking back on, fondly - plus, it's not much of a looker. :D Mike