fernhills
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Hi, this is a Italian lucite,color is deeper in real life.. Carl
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rhahnfl
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Tha does have some really nice color to it.
Ligget
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Lovely blank Carl, really suits the gold plating on the kit, great work
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]R2
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Good match of blank and kit. A very nice pen!![^]
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Tanner
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It looks great! Did you paint the tube and inside the blank?
jwoodwright
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Very nice blank and a great pen.
johncrane
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Very nice Carl[]
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louisbry
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Nice pen, Carl.
doddman70
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Very nice i really like the blank
penmanruss
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Very nice, like the look: is that the lucite available from pipemakers supply? I have been of two minds as to whether to try their products or not. Thanks[^]
fernhills
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Hi every one and thanks for your reply..Tanner,i didn`t paint the tubes in this one,i held the drilled blank up to a bright light and slipped the tube in and i didn`t see anything so i went ahead in did the pen ....The blanks i got from the PEN WORKS,PENCHETTA on this site,I visit thier web page often and admire thier work.. Thanks Carlo
simomatra
Member
Very nice and a timely thread as I just received my first supply of lucite rod. Any pointer on turning and finishing?
fernhills
Member
Hi,it was just like acylic to turn,it got down to round real fast with my gouge,had to shapen my skew a couple of times as i was turning down to bushings,those wet shapeners are nice for that, real quick.I don`t know if it was me but it looked like it was smoking while i was turning down to size,so o backed off a little and went slower.It shines up real nice with MM.. Carl
pipeyeti
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Not to take anything away from Anthony at Penchetta but yes that is the mint chocolat from Pipemakers emporium. I have many of thier rods and love them. Being a pipecarver as well I have been dealing with them for a few years and always get great service. They are also a good supply for vulanite rod, if you want to stink up your shop
. Also thier alchohol based analine dyes are nice for staining even very dense wood. I know it works great on briar wich is very hard.Since joining this site I have had some very nice people give me good advice (including Anthony)and help and just want to pay that on. Penworks/Pencetta is a great source if you want to try a few pieces before you buy in bulk.