I turned this pen for my sister who is a pianist. It's a PSI Majestic Junior made from Gaboon ebony and I was attempting to get a finish resembling her piano. I delivered it this past weekend. She loves it and it matches nicely! I also picked up a handmade leather case to protect it in her purse.
Put together this Majestic for my sister who is a pianist. It's made of gaboon ebony and I attempted to get a piano finish on it. This wood is hard and unforgiving, but it makes for a gorgeous pen.
I put together a couple of pens last night from Vertex bolt action pen kits. One is bocote and will be a Father's Day gift for my dad. The other is made from macassar ebony and will be a retirement gift for a doctor and friend. Both have gunmetal hardware and were finished with CA.
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This is the first time I've worked with any kind of ebony. It's beautiful and cuts very well. It also shows EVERY tiny scratch. I'm planning on turning a pen from Gaboon ebony and learned some things along the way. It'll be for my sister who is a pianist and I'll be attempting to get a piano finish. 🤞
I ordered a couple of Majestic Junior rollerball pen kits from PSI and noticed that the tubes weren't square. Both kits are cut out of square on both the body and the cap tubes. I thought about squaring them with my barrel trimmer, but was concerned I'd have to remove too much material and then it wouldn't go together properly.
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I called PSI and, after some discussion, they are sending me new tubes, but is there another way to fix this? I've ordered a bunch of kits from them and this is the first time I've come across this.