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A piece of acrylic I got from a grab bag combined with a simple copper slimline.

Pay no mind to the dirty windowsill. I don't have a light box or any other place to take good photos, and natural light works great.

What can I do to improve?
 

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It looks really good for your first acrylic. I'm just not a fan of fat bodies on slimline pens. I would have used a kit that's "supposed" to be fat, like a cigar.
 
KenB259 said:
I never buy copper hardware, because nothing looks good with it. You proved me wrong on that thought process. Looks really nice.


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Copper is really hard to find things that look good with it. I don't have any wood on hand that goes with it, but it looks good with ebony and Koa. For the acrylics I use it with creams and browns.
 
Pian said:
Shaping to be honest. Sometimes I get a little too creative.
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But now you are showing a different picture from your original post !!!!!

IMHO, on this second pen, there is too much "carving" .... but that's just my opinion.

Did you use a Beall Pen Wizard for this one ?
 
magpens said:
But now you are showing a different picture from your original post !!!!!

IMHO, on this second pen, there is too much "carving" .... but that's just my opinion.

Did you use a Beall Pen Wizard for this one ?
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No, I've never even heard of that. I do it all by hand with files and a jab saw. That's how's my shop teacher teacher showed me in high school.
 
magpens said:
But now you are showing a different picture from your original post !!!!!

IMHO, on this second pen, there is too much "carving" .... but that's just my opinion.

Did you use a Beall Pen Wizard for this one ?
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Thank you for introducing me to the pen wizard! That is so much easier than doing it by hand!
 
other than the radial scratching I don't see an issue...this is a beginner pen? you'll be fine as long as you keep reading how to turn and finish acrylics. My first 20 acrylics did NOT turn out that well...keep it up
 
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