My first.urushoi pens

First urushi pen

These two pens are my first attempt at making basic urushi work on pen. I have chosen a simple theme brown on red and overcoats of pale brown tinted clear urushi. The outcome feels satisfactory.
The top coat is however not urushi. As the urushi dried over four days, areas with wrinkles developed, did not like it. So sanded lightly and applied two coats of CA glue. Final finishing by hand using micromesh set and Novus 321 polish.
The pens are two of my earlier made pens, one black pmma acrylic while the other in pink ebonite. I like the way the original colour has been changed completely. The clips were made anew
Any one with experience in urushi work kindly tell me what is a good thinner for urushi....l had applied raw urushi which is a little difficult to apply evenly with a bush.

Hope you like the pens. Welcome your comments.