First time showing a pen here :)

[brancelot]

The blank is one of the dyed blanks from @Benpen. Came out beautifully. Kit is the Rollester in Gun Metal finish. Turned between centers, CA glue finish (mercury glue, glu-boost accelerator). It's actually my first pen with a cap. All my others have been twist or click pens, and a pencil.

I spend a lot of time with calipers, getting as precise as possible, as nothing bothers me more than finishing a beautiful blank with clunky-feeling transitions to the kit pieces upon assembly. So this one I got less than 2 thousandths of an inch, and the transition at tip feels especially nice. Slightly annoyed that the clip diameter is smaller than the post… but it's fine lol.

Probably my 20th-ish pen since picking this hobby up about a year ago. Been very fun, I've learned an enormous amount, mostly either from this forum or learning the hard way

Comments/suggestions are welcome!

 

[Woodchipper]

That is a nice pen; the blank is colorful. Your attention to precision might indicate you are someone in engineering or machining.

 

[mark james]

Excellent pen turning. Lovely blank also. Thanks for sharing.

 

[d_bondi]

Very nicely done! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Your obsession with fit and finish seriously appeals to my inner Enginerd!

 

[Kalai]

Very nice, I like the color and I always like curly wood.
Aloha.

Kalai

 

[KenB259]

Nice job. You learned early on the importance of precision in this hobby.

 

[egnald]

Very Nice - amazing chatoyancy! - Dave

 

[sorcerertd]

Nice work. The precision pays off. Ben's blanks are great to work with.

I completely agree with you regarding clips being a different diameter being annoying. Lots of kits are like that, so we live with it.