Baron Chrome Kit with Hex-Section body.

Baron Chrome  Kit with Hex-Section body.

 

My first pen on Baron Kit. I had earlier made two pens using a very similar looking kit called Tycoon [ the section was octagonal however].

 

 

The wood is from machinery packing crates, soft whitish in colour-I like the grain contrast in this wood.

Relatively easy wood for shaping by sanding and I tried to incorporate a twist in the hex shape.

 

The only difficulty with this soft wood is that sanding grit tends to embed in the wood and gardually darken up the wood colour, had to be careful about wiping between the grits.

 

However, once two coats of CA is dried on the wood, the wood colour becomes stable.

Finished with 5 coats of CA and hand polish using all eight grits of micromesh stick, finally soft cloth and waxpol liquid polish.

 

 

I am happy with the outcome. Curious to receive viewers' comments.