Butterscotch Bakelite Pen

[timcbs]

Hi Everyone,

Just pulled this one hot of the lathe, I now understand why everyone pays so much money for Bakelite, the stuff Turns, Polishes and looks Fantastic, this is the first pen I have made with Bakelite, the piece had a lot of small hairline cracks that made the pen look even better. IMHO

I used a Imperial Rhodium / 22k Gold Fountain Pen kit, that I bought from Craft Supply. The Butterscotch Bakelite I bought on Ebay, turned and polished with Micro-Fiber to 12,000

Let me know what you think about the pen.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Man that is gorgeous!

 

[Jim15]

Awesome pen.

 

[schafergroup2006]

absolutely gorgeous

 

[mbroberg]

Overall it is great looking pen. It appears that the nib end of the barrel is rounded into a flat fitting, leaving a small gap between the barrel and the flat surface that it butts up against. I would not have done it that way. Maybe others would have. I hope you take that as the constructive criticism it is intended to be.

 

[Karin Voorhis]

that is really nice

 

[timcbs]

Hi Mike,

I do take constructive criticism, that is way I ask what you think and yes you are correct I go a little carried away, I just started turning between centers...

 

[PaulSF]

That is quite beautiful. What do you finish bakelite with? CA? Plastic polish? Nothing?

 

[workinforwood]

It sure looks stunning from here. I can smell the butterscotch and it's making me hungry!

 

[gvanweerd]

Thats some good looking stuff. It goes well with the kit. this makes me want to find some, and give it a spin.

 

[broitblat]

Good looking pen that really says "vintage elegance".

-Barry

 

[dustmaker]

Looks real nice. Blank goes well with the kit choice too. I like it.

 

[gvpens]

Nice combination of bakelite color and kit!

 

[toolcrazy]

I really gotta try some Bakelite, I really do. Love that look. Gorgeous pen, nice work.

 

[maxman400]

Very Cool Looking Pen.

 

[omb76]

Very nice! I turned my first piece of bakelite a couple of weeks ago... Stuff really burns your nose when you turn it, but it looks awesome!! I just ordered another piece from Exotics and can't wait for it to get here. Bright green!

 

[Mrs Rojo22]

Stunning!

Robin

 

[djwood1]

Very well done!

 

[bgibb42]

I've gotta try some Bakelite. Beautiful stuff and a beautiful pen!

 

[Ligget]

Apart from the little `got carried away` issue :wink: the pen looks very good indeed, the colour of the Bakelite is awesome! :biggrin: