First pen from Saturday's Pour

Greetings from Nebraska,

This is the first pen I have made from Saturday's pour with my youngest son, Ben. Ben drives a semi for a Coca-Cola distributor so he picked the colors - Red and White. The pour and de-molding pictures are in this post.

The pen is a Chrome Magnetic from Crooked Mill. The depth of colors is really good - much more than what is revealed in the pictures. I had a blowout when I drilled the first blank for this pen, there was an old drill hole in the base of my clamp and I didn't get a fresh piece of backer wood put under the pen. Even with a 60-degree drill made specifically for plastic, I had a blowout when the bit broke through the bottom of the blank. Goofy mistake as I know better. Anyhow, if the remaining blanks turn out like this one I will be happy with the pour.

I'm sure Ben will be happy to carry a pen in his truck that he had a hand in making.

Regards,
Dave



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Well now, that blank cleaned up nicely. Very cool Dave.

That blank gets an A+++ in my book. You re getting good at this real fast and I look forward to seeing more.
Larry

After seeing the blanks, I would have expected a bit more white. Still, I like the way that looks. Nicely done!

Beautiful pen and even better you made it with your son.

Mike

Wow, that red is bright. I love it. There's a lot of depth to it.

Either Dave is just this good or very lucky as all his pours are coming out great. Let's hope the trend continues with no whammy's.