2020 BASH Slimline voting ~ Round 1

[Fred Bruche]

Let's get the Slimfun started!
If you thought voting for the kitless champion was hard, I wish you luck for the slimline champion!
23 superb entries in this first round of voting, pick your favorite 7 entries for this round.
Voting will go on for 3 days so no time to waste!
The order of the entries was randomized by eyeballing () and don't match their submission order.

If you have any questions please ask.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 1
Hardware: Designer slimline
Material: Four-color opal resin blank from MuttBlanks
Brief description: Black back-painting helps the opal effect of the blank "pop"

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 2
Hardware: Brushed sliver Slimline kit
Material: Banana Split Rhino blank
Brief description: The body was turned and then sanded, polished with MM pads, buffed with Plastix, and then a final coat of Renaissance wax.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 3
Hardware: Streamline kit
Material: Cocobolo wood
Brief description: Buffed with Tripoli and White Diamond and finished with Renaissance Wax.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 4
Hardware: Slimline
Material: Dye stabilized Maple burl
Brief description: The purple dye was only allowed to partially penetrate the blank in order to achieve the blotches of color. Stabilizing courtesy of IAP member Benpen.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 5
Hardware: Gunmetal slimline
Material: Olivewood
Brief description: GluBoost finish

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 6
Hardware: Funline
Material: Solid resin swirl using Smooth On resin
Brief description: Finished with Shellawax

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 7
Hardware: Slimline
Material: Oak burl
Brief description: Stabilized in orange dyed cactus juice

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 8
Hardware: Streamline titanium premium plating
Material: Amboyna burl
Brief description: Finish Thin CA 20 coats rubbed back to smooth high luster. Highly polished with Micro-gloss polish (1 micron).

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 9
Hardware: Gunmetal twist pen
Material: Spalted maple from my firewood pile
Brief description: Turned cross grain with a CA finish.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry10
Hardware: Slimline
Material: Stabilized cross-cut spalted Birch
Brief description: The finish is GluBoost

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 11
Hardware: Gun metal slimline
Material: Corian

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 12
Hardware: Slimline
Material: Curly maple
Brief description: Double dyed by hand to have the blue flame appearance

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 13
Hardware: Comfort pen
Material: Rambutan wood
Brief description: Finished with CA

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 14
Hardware: Slimline Chrome
Material: Rhino Plastic Resin blank
Brief description: 150 through 600 grit followed MM and Plastic Polish

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 15
Hardware: Gold Comfort Pen
Material: Maple burl
Brief description: CA finish

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 16
Hardware: Standard Slimline kit with copper accents
Material: Burlwood
Brief description: Finished with CA.

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 17
Hardware: Fancy slimline in silver
Material: Desert ironwood
Brief description: Finish CA

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 18
Hardware: Patrizio
Material: 70's vintage Parker acetate

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 19
Hardware: Comfort satin kit
Material: African blackwood

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 20
Hardware: Ti-Gold Slimline
Material: Pimu Myrtle Burl
Brief description: Has an incredible amount of chatoyance, along with a great balance of eyes and curl. It was pretty nice to give a "slim" a first-class dressing!!

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 21
Hardware: Slimline
Material: I am not sure of the type of as it was given to me in a box of scraps

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 22
Hardware: Gold slimline
Material: random blank from a rocket pack and blue acrylic blank

 

[Fred Bruche]

Entry 23
Hardware: Slimline
Material: cellulose acetate (cebloplast)
Brief description: Love the color green-blue of this material. I bought it from EB years ago wish I had bought more. This is the first pen I have made from it.

 

[Fred Bruche]

That's all folks.
Good luck!

 

[John Eldeen]

That was tough at least we can pick more than 3

 

[darrin1200]

What's considered to be the most basic kit, is shown in some extremely well made dressing.
Bravo to a lot of great entries

 

[Fred Bruche]

That was tough at least we can pick more than 3

Enjoy while it last The next round is going to be tougher for sure!

 

[Fred Bruche]

Haven't totally decided yet, probably the 10 pens with the most votes will move to the second round. So don't delay, every vote will count!

So don't delay, every vote will count!

 

[darrin1200]

That's a big button.

 

[Fred Bruche]

That's a big button.

It actually helped!! 5 more voters than an hour ago!! Let's keep going, to 100 voters and beyond!

 

[Fred Bruche]

The race is on for the Slimline Champion! In case you forgot, this is to remind you to show your appreciation to your fellow penmakers for their work, efforts, and sharing inspiration. In other words, VOTE NOW!!!

 

[ecrouse]

Vote early, vote often!!

 

[Fred Bruche]

(shameless) bumpity, bump, bump, bump

 

[Fred Bruche]

This poll will close: Tomorrow at 8:45 PM
Just sayin

 

[Fred Bruche]

 

[ecrouse]

Got my sticker, THANKS!!

 

[Willee]

Is #18 a slimline kit?

 

[Fred Bruche]

Is #18 a slimline kit?

Technically it's not designated as slimline but it fits the rule for the pens that could enter this contest: 7mm tubes and double barrel pen or pencil.

 

[Fred Bruche]

This poll will close later today at 8:45 PM