My first higher end pen

After learning how to use the lathe and turning Slimline and Cigar pens for a few months, and carrying a couple of these, I thought it was time to make a little bit higher end rollerball pen for my daily carry pen. I decided on the Baron Rollerball with Sterling Silver plating. The barrels are one of my favorite woods is Desert Ironwood, which grows in the Sonoran Desert is southwestern Arizona.

I was very happy with the way it turned out and it is an extremely smooth writing instrument. I carried this pen for several months before I decided to convert it into a fountain pen. Of course the fountain pen is even more smooth than the rollerball and takes zero pressure on the paper to make it write. I am still using that same fountain pen, although I changed the barrels from the desert ironwood to deer antler. I can't seem to find a picture of it so will have to add that later.

Next time I thought I would talk about the different pens styles that I work with.