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16th December 2008, 09:38 AM #1
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My first Imperial kit
In black ash burl. This is a very high quality kit and it shows. Nice heft, nice balance, and the usual quality platings that one associates with these kits. The black ash burl is something fairly new to me. This is just the second one. I was getting tired of amboyna and buckeye burl all the time as I expect you all were as well. Twenty coats of thin CA, micromeshed to 12,000 and finished off with Griot's glass polish. While this kit is nice, at $60 U.S. it is not something I will be making a habit of.
When all is said and done, there is usually a whole lot more said than done.
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16th December 2008, 09:58 AM #2
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Very nice indeed!
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Andy
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16th December 2008, 11:14 AM #3
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super pen
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16th December 2008, 08:16 PM #4
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Al, it is good to have a variety of wood, spices up the enthusiasm, once again, beautiful pen and excellent work, Amos
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17th December 2008, 12:58 AM #5
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Man that's one [another] beautiful pen & finish. Notice the nib is like the Lotus pen also. Does it feel right holding it?
20 coats. So how much do you have to undercut the blank for that many coats?
One more question. Can you tell much difference in the shine after using a glass polish? Above the 12,000mm & a light buff on a wheel?
Keep them comming--we're enjoying them.
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17th December 2008, 09:34 AM #6
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Beautiful work as usual Al. The new kit may be expensive but has turned out AAAAA and the black ash has come up a treat.
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17th December 2008, 11:52 AM #7
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Excellent pen. Great finish.
Reality is no background music.
Cheers John
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17th December 2008, 07:35 PM #8
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Al, You finished my Christmas present.
That is a great looking pen. Love your work.
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17th December 2008, 10:07 PM #9
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Thanks guys.
Not sure if the glass polish makes much of a difference, but it's part of my process now and I just keep doing it. I stop the lathe and polish lengthwise for every grit of Micromesh as well. By the time I get to 12,000 it's pretty shiny. The coats are very thin (thin CA) and, by the time I am done sanding it, I've probably worn half of them away so I don't adjust for the CA. The nib is like the Lotus pen. I believe both kits are very similar although I've never actually turned a Lotus before. It is very comfortable in my hand.
When is the next pen swap drawing? This could be a good pen for that.When all is said and done, there is usually a whole lot more said than done.
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18th December 2008, 01:13 AM #10
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You weren't notified? Yea, the pen swap was done Monday AM. And lucky for me--you got my name.
Nuttin wrong with dreaming, is there?
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