I turned this pen today and it's my third European pen. I used Black Locust and got a better fit than I did on my previously picutured Cedar pen. I accessorized this pen with a custom hockey stick clip. I did have to bend the clip a tad here and there to match the profile of the pen barrel that I turned. I did this one with the skew as well. This time I started sanding at 320 grit as Hooligan had suggested in his comments under my Cedar pen. The finish is HUT frictions polish followed by a couple coats of carnuba wax.