All that glitters............

[ed4copies]

.......is gold and copper from Oklahoma!!!

Roy (Oklahoman) and Dawn (PR_Princess) got together, which resulted in me getting some new blanks to turn!!!

These were easy to turn (PR) and Roy had already done the facing of the tube. I sanded to 1000 then buffed, tripoli and white diamond. As you can see, there are no visible scratches and the gold and copper look vibrant.

Comments welcome and I'll bet Oklahoman has a couple available for sale[:0][:0][:0][:0][:0]

 

[toolcrazy]

Very cool blanks. It is getting warmer out and I can start trying this out.

 

[Gary Max]

Ed looks like you did a great job----I am waiting on the dang mailman to find Kentucky[].

 

[R2]

Love those blanks, especially when made into such great pens!![8D][^]

 

[johnnycnc]

Very special,extremely nice pens,Ed!
Those have a completely different look that
sets them apart.[8D]

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Ed,you've made those blanks come alive,I need to hire you as my agent.

 

[LEAP]

Very nice, you did those blanks proud!

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful![]

 

[ed4copies]

For those who are worried about difficulty, I finished each pen in about 20 minutes, turning one tube at a time on my "mini-mandrel".

It's Polyresin that has been formulated to optimize turning simplicity (In other words, it does NOT have a lot of hardener to make it "chippy"). As I said above, this is the same technique PR_Princess (Dawn) uses because we think it's the easiest to turn. Interesting that Roy came to the same conclusion since Dawn and Roy worked without consultation.

Just a FWIW - YOU can turn these!!!

 

[johncrane]

Very nice work ED![]

 

[louisbry]

Very nice Pens, Ed.