Yew "Scribe" rollerball

[johnny5]

Rollerball pen "Scribe" from Axminster in Irish Yew friction polish &wax finish
Realised now I should have bought the Drill with 80mm depth.




Not too sure if I like the shape
What do you think

 

[stevenw1963]

Jury is out on that one Johnny

 

[Ralphsputin]

Difficult - the kit looks like a narrow parallel-sided shape would look better but then you might lose the contrasting colours on the grain. IMHO it's not the nicest looking kit, the top seems un-balanced to me somehow. Without the top it looks great!

 

[Grump]

I understand why they made the magnetic cap in that shape and why the pen has to have that finial for it to post.
I still think it s one ugly design and cannot change my views having seen it now too many times.
Lovely bit of Yew and the best of a bad thing with it.
Only my opinion but I only matter to me init?

 

[Woody]

I got some of those kits when Aminster first started selling them and that was the last ever a mistake never to be repeated but you have turned and finished the wood to perfection so you can be forgiven for making the same mistake LOL

 

[edlea]

Look like you've done a good job there Johnny ,but I'm not too keen on the kit. Sorry mate.

 

[yorkshireman]

I started with a drill with only 50mm travel. What a pain in the @rse for drilling pens. Soon upgraded to 80mm travel. Nice turning by the way, shame about the kit.

 

[Doug]

Another one that looks well turned Johnny :up:

But the same applies to this scribe as your other for me.

 

[Penpal]

Johnny, I agree with you. Nice timber.

Kind regards Peter.