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scouseroy

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I decided to call this pen the Betty Grable due to its curves .....my previous attempts ,The Bella Emberg, and the Ann Widdecombe didn't hit the mark :down:
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Grump

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You sure like a chunky pen init?
Picking up this turning lark well ain't ya all looks good if ya like that sort of thing.
Good finish to it.
 

paulm

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If I squint, I can see exactly where you're coming from and I like it. Well turned and finished. :thumbs:
 

edlea

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Don't care for fat pens Roy ..but that doesn't mean that I can't appreciate one when it's been turned and finished to a high standard , which your has . well done mate.
 

Kardav

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A classy lassie there Roy if that's your fancy. A bit too bulbous for me though matey. Nicely turned and finished though.
 

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It's not exactly my cup of tea, but you have got lovely curves, well obviously on the pen.

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I'm not going to comment on the design of the pen as tat is a personal thing and you obviously like that shape so it has to be good enough but turning and finish I will comment on top notch tat one very well turned the flow is perfect and finished is spot on bloody well done
 

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Well I'd prefer it to be named the Kelly Brook as Betty Grable must knocking on a bit by now and I'd certainly rather have Kelly Brook in my hands than Ann Widdicombe. :ciggrin:

Now that the innuendo is out of the way........... that's a bloody lovely pen ! Although myself I prefer a Kate Moss, but each to their own and we'd be in trouble if we all wanted the same thing.

Finish and turning look to be spot on. Good job.

No-one else bothered to ask so ............ What wood is it ? What finish ?
 

scouseroy

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thanks Phil its Pau Rosa finished with CM and polished with t cut , toothpaste and pledge lol (Grumps Advice)that's all I have so far but if it works!!!
 

bassethound

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Nice turning mate and nice pen:thumbs: and finish, i did a fat boy the other day but not as fat as that but it's good thinking!
 

Jim

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Not a shape that i would turn Roy, but as others have said, the standard of the finished item is one to admire .. :thumbs:
 

billyb_imp

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A nicely turned pen & their are many people out there that like to hold a more chunky pen, such as those who suffer from arthritis, my wife for a start would find this easier to hold than the straight lines of the slimlines we often see. :thinks:
 
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