Between the bad weather and an endless list of "things" to do I haven't been working in the shop much... until today. I managed to make a pair of pens and finished turning the bottom on a bowl I turned a couple of months ago (I finally got my Cole jaws in). The bowl won't be finished for a few more days. I'm waiting on the teak Oil to dry before I can buff it out,but here are the pens.

 

Black Titanium and Platinum plated twist pen on a Sycamore barrel

 

 

Black Titanium and Platinum plated click pen mounted on a purple with white swirl acrylic barrel.

 

Donnie that is a very nice pair of pens. I especially like the Sycamore. I do like the acrylic and I have turned that purple and white. It has a nice color.

Nice pen kits also. Excellent all the way around.,

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Good looking finish and kit choice. The Sierra black Ti kit is one of my favorites however the last click version I assembled the click mechanism wasn't as crisp feeling as the Vertex from PSI. Have they improved it?

Mike... the click mechanism works fine on this one, but I do not make many of them (any brand) due to issues that some have had. It seems like I do remember some discussion (somewhere) quite a while back that mentioned the springs in this particular sires of kits being upgraded, and I think the same for the CSUSA kits too.

 

Of course, we are dealing with mass produced parts from you know where, so maybe it's as much a matter of luck, good or bad, that determines the outcome.

If you get a click pen kit that feels a little soft, you can stretch the spring a little bit by just pulling on it with your fingers and that will improve it a lot. Or at least it did for the ones that I have made.

Donnie,

Outstanding pens!  Those look great!

SQ

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