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Pen of the Week - 31 July 2017

Vic Perrin

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This weeks Pen of the Week chosen by BensBespoke goes to the Granite Corian Slimline made by Bill Mooney.

Ben said "The lines of these caught my eye and the shape of the pens flow beautifully, and look like they will be comfortable to write with - combining form and function in an innovative way I haven't seen before".


Here is the link to Bill's original post - http://www.penturners.co.uk/corian-turned-items/20209-corian-slimlines.html
 

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Bill Mooney

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Wow! That's a surprise. Thank you Ben for thinking my pens are good enough for this honour. It is great being judged by my peers & them liking what I make. It lets me know my standards aren't slipping.:thumbs:
 

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Wow... being new to all this...I am not qualified to comment really... but I love the shape.... I am guessing it must be great to hold....and the blank used looks like a lovely polished granite..

Congrats...Bill :banana: :banana:

Kevin
 

Bill Mooney

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Thanks Kevin. You are qualified to comment. You know whether or not you like something & why, so make your comment on this basis. You'll see it first hand tomorrow.:thumbs:
 

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Hi, Bill. I will do that.

Right now, my dilemma is with ebonite and polishing it. I tried wet sanding out to 15K and plastic polish (as I do successfully with acrylic) but I am not happy. Any tips?
 

Bill Mooney

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Hi, Bill. I will do that.

Right now, my dilemma is with ebonite and polishing it. I tried wet sanding out to 15K and plastic polish (as I do successfully with acrylic) but I am not happy. Any tips?
Hi Gregory, unfortunately I haven't used ebonite so I can't advise.
 
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