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  1. 17th May 2009, 06:57 PM #1
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    Default Red Gum Sierra

    Finish is ok but I whittled off just too much on the ends and a little brass now shows, sorry about that, this piece of red gum from Sundowner had many cracks right through it, so i used gold glitter to fill it this time, very tedious work in stabilizing as I went along. Here it is anyway, Amos
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    Nice work there Amos. Could you have shortened the barrel to remove the brass showing. I think the Sierra's have a bit of a fudge factor in them for length.
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    Amos
    This is a superbly finished pen
    I'm not sure I like the glitter, sorry
    My quandary is that I think I prefer just a simple black fill rather then something else
    But what would I know
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    I also am not a fan of the glitter but the basic finish is supurb .... as usual.

    I can quite see the brass issue though. My inexpoerienced eye are not sure what I am looking for.

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    I know what you mean by the glitter, have had that reaction before-BUT- in reality, those pens tend to attract attention and go more quickly than the others so i was willing to give it a go, I do have some Ebony sawdust for filling, but first i must try some green glitter on the next one! Amos
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    Corbs, could you elaborate on where it is that I can crib a little on the barrel, I think I will try it if i can understand exactly where to do it. Amos
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    Nice pen Amos
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    I think what andrew is saying is that you can shorten the tube a litle bit and it will still go together ok.

    I would be something to play with to see how much it can be shortened.
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    Nice job Amos

    The peek of tube is hidden by the gold Glitter it looks like it belongs
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    nice pen amos
    you can charge more for it just tell them that when the tree was growing it picked up some gold and the tree grew around it
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    Nice pen as always

    I do not mind the gold glitter I think you have the right balance in that pen. You could get carried away and have to much glitter but I think you have it spot on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Carroll View Post
    I think what andrew is saying is that you can shorten the tube a litle bit and it will still go together ok.

    I would be something to play with to see how much it can be shortened.


    I don't know how much though. It would be pretty easy to do though. Put a Sierra together (don't put the cap on) and push an unfinished barrel on. You should be able to see how far the mechanism is from the end of the tube. The cap will take up some space but I guess there would be a few mm to spare there.

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    Nice looking pen Amos.
    I like the brass effect.




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