Sophro Bumble Bee

[qquake]

My second PSI Sophro pen, this one in gold. A.k.a. Capless Rollerball, or as I call it "Upside Down Pen". You can assemble it with the clip on the other end, but I like them this way. The blank is a SpectraPly from Woodcraft called Bumble Bee. It looks like the yellow picked up some of the darker sanding dust. I should have hit it with compressed air before I put the finish on, but I don't know how much it would have helped. Still, it doesn't look too bad, kind of gives it some character. The finish is Pens Plus.

 

[Woodchipper]

Very nice an unusual blank. This is a question for the forum: Could a tack cloth be used to remove wood dust? They are used for furniture, cabinetry, etc. but never heard if any residue is left to interfere with any applied finish. I tried compressed air on one blank and it seemed t o drive some deeper into the grain.