Shotgun pen in Bakelite

Similar to the shotgun Kit pen shown earlier here, this is another Shotgun pen in polished Bakelite ( Micarta ).The theme was to make a shotgun pen using same material for cap and barrel.

The treatment to the micarta involves dry sanding , followed by oil sanding to grit 1000 in steps, then 4 coats of thin CA [ indian fevikwick] and one coat of medium CA Loctite. After drying /curing overnight the surface is wet sanded with water in stages and finally with 3M rubbing polish. This is one difficult material to drill as it does not conduct heat, the accumulated heat from drilling cracks the tube .. I lost two pieces that way, very frustrating !