Coal/Charcoal Pen

[ElMostro]

Thsi one is made from Charcoal and Allumilite. It was a bit messy but came out OK. CA finish.

 

[stevers]

Pretty interesting, I like it.

 

[louisbry]

It came out very good. Nice look to it.

 

[johncrane]

Looks awesome and the colors look great too! also a very good choice of kit top job all round.[]

 

[thewishman]

Getting a pen made from coal in a Christmas stocking - would that still mean you were a bad boy?

Chris

BTW, that pen is a "bad boy." Nice work.

 

[gwilki]

Yes, but can you cook a hot dog over the embers? Interesting piece.

 

[neon007]

Cool pen. That is a great idea. Good stocking stuffer.

 

[Scotty]

Great job. Folks with a mining heritage would love this!

 

[Mikey]

Interesting look. What type of finish do you have on it? (so that the black doesn't rub off?)

 

[ElMostro]

Mickey, this is the process I followed:
Drilling the blank - just make sure the bit is sharp and clear shavings in order to avoid heat build up.
Turning - Not sure if you have turned Allumilite before but it turns easier bec it is not hard and brittle like PR. When I was about two thirds done turning I put some thin CA on the coal and let it soak in, this did two things: it hardened the coal to about the same consistency as the Allumilite and it sealed the coal dust preventing it from staining the white allumilite when sanding.
Sanding - I dry sanded it to 12000 MM then started with a CA finish. I built about 3 coats sanded again up to 12000 MM and finally some plastic polish.
Thanks, Eugene

 

[fstepanski]

Fossilized pen blank, very cool idea...

 

[txbatons]

That's one coal pen...umm cool pen. Or is it a hot pen? Dang. Good job. []

 

[alxe24]

Pretty cool and creative. I really like the pen.

 

[Mikey]

Yea, I guess heat build up would be a concern. I could see it now, you make the blank and after you drill, it gets put aside to turn. When you grab the blank, it is grey and hot.[]

 

[guts]

Hey El,I like the looks of that,great job for sure.