Mesquite on a JR Gentleman's Rollerball Pen

[Jim]

A Gold plated JR Gentleman's rollerball pen carrying a blank made from Mesquite that has a slight burr in it, finished with a couple of coats from friction polish and waxed using the Renaissance Wax Polish ..

 

[mattyts]

Looks great Jim,good fittings,finish and a nice kit to suit

 

[Terry]

Beautiful wood that goes splendidly with the kit !!!!!

 

[Woody]

Not bad for a beginner your getting there Jim get a few more under your belt then I will say what a belter Jim boy that is one fantastic looking pen bloody well done mate love it the wood on that kit they were made for each other turned and finished to perfection

 

[Jimjam66]

Up to your usual standard, maestro! Gorgeous piece of wood too!

 

[yorkshireman]

And a good job you've made of it Jim

 

[edlea]

Superb pen Jim ...that wood is fabulous.

 

[Penpal]

Jim that Mesquite is blazoned on my mind as a forever beautiful example of this timber I concur, agree amplify all that has been said about it regard it as your best pen so far bar none.

Kind regards Peter.:bravo:

 

[Doug]

Love it Jim :bravo::bravo:

 

[stevenw1963]

tis rather nice aint it, nice one Jim

 

[paulm]

Lovely Jim, a Jr Gents in Gentlemans clothing. superb.

 

[silver]

Really nicer. And blank there matey.. Top marks for a top quality pen there Jim,,,, usual high standard and finish...

 

[Pete B]

Very nice Jim, very high standard as per.

Regards

Pete

 

[johnny5]

Never heard of that wood Jim, but what a beaut , top drawer standard finish and lovely looking timber

 

[Grump]

Lovely bit of wood jim nicely made up into what I hope will prove to be a good pen.
Just about every jnr gent I have done lately is coming back with broken threads in the cap.
I have blamed the user till now but my own one broke on Friday, that's me finished with em again.

 

[Jim]

Thanks for the comments guys ..

Just about every jnr gent I have done lately is coming back with broken threads in the cap. I have blamed the user till now but my own one broke on Friday, that's me finished with em again.

Brian, where did you get the kits from? Also, I work with a guy who bought one of these from me last September that is still in good working order, and he uses this every day?

Does anyone else have this issue? Have we got an underlying issue that we don't know of ..

 

[Grump]

Thanks for the comments guys ..



Brian, where did you get the kits from? Also, I work with a guy who bought one of these from me last September that is still in good working order, and he uses this every day?

Does anyone else have this issue? Have we got an underlying issue that we don't know of ..

I'll be buggered if I can remember Jim, I certainly haven't bought any recently so could be anywhere, I am using all old stock to get gone.
I have said many times how disillusioned i have been with kit quality and until it improves I refuse to buy any.
Other people have given me kits or bought them for me to make up.
I don't think it's supplier issue but a manufacture issue, maybe they have gone brittle with age in the packets but even so it shouldn't happen.
I have heard all the excuses and reasons for not using metal threads but I am still not convinced plastic is any better.
I too have some old jnr gents in regular use that are fine but the ones I have done recently are no better than seconds.

 

[mattyts]

Thanks for the comments guys ..



Brian, where did you get the kits from? Also, I work with a guy who bought one of these from me last September that is still in good working order, and he uses this every day?

Does anyone else have this issue? Have we got an underlying issue that we don't know of ..

Out of about 30 we have bought from TB,2 had damaged threads meaning the pen couldn't be 'posted' and 1 had half of the threads missing completely so the pen wouldn't even go together.

Have wrote to Timber Bits and await a reply.

 

[rowdyyates115]

Lovely Jim, well up to your high standards.....