Gator,turquoise,copper and black

[OKLAHOMAN]

Took a little time today to do this one. A gator jaw filled with turquoise,copper and black PR. Put it on a Majestic Jr. and changed the
crystal to black.All the same pen.
Showing different views.:wink:
As always all comment welcome, thanks for looking.

 

[ToddMR]

Pretty cool pen there. Been a while since I have seen someone post one of those. I think you did a good job matching things up and using the black for the clip chip replacement.

 

[bitshird]

Pretty sharp Roy, the Pimp Crystal gone makes a lot of difference in that pen, and that Gator bone is just awesome.

 

[CaptG]

Very nice Roy. That is one sharp looking pen.

 

[wolftat]

That is an outstanding looking pen Roy, great job.

 

[broitblat]

Wow. Very dramatic looking without being overpowering. I'd say that's a statement pen

-Barry

 

[IPD_Mr]

Very regal looking. Sure hope you ran up and gave Dee a big hug and kiss when you finished turning this. :biggrin:

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Very regal looking. Sure hope you ran up and gave Dee a big hug and kiss when you finished turning this. :biggrin:

Sure did.......right after dumping my clothes in the washer taking a hot shower, washing my hair 3 times and using my best deodorant:biggrin::wink:.

 

[boxerman]

That very nice pen. Someday I hope to make a very nice pen like that someday.

 

[wiset1]

Now that is an impressive pen! Great look all around

 

[PenMan1]

Only thing missing from this one is an alligator skin pouch and a great "Dundee" story for willing listeners at the next exhibit. Excellent execution, as always.

 

[PenMan1]

Hey, Roy! Ever thought about filling the voids with lead or steel shot and short rope strands? It wouldn't look nearly as good, but the sales pitch could be monumental!

"Gator Roy" has kinda a nice ring to it, but it might take a good hat with the "right hatband" and a slight limp to sell the concept

 

[firewhatfire]

The fact that some of ya'll can bring concept to reality in some of your work is amazing. Who would have ever thought about using gator jaw for a pen.

Phil

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Hey, Roy! Ever thought about filling the voids with lead or steel shot and short rope strands? It wouldn't look nearly as good, but the sales pitch could be monumental!

"Gator Roy" has kinda a nice ring to it, but it might take a good hat with the "right hatband" and a slight limp to sell the concept

Thanks all for your comments, I really like selling Gator but turning not so much until I see the finished product, each one is different and unique.
Andy, Gator Roy doesn't sound Italian enough but Gator Dundeano:wink:.

 

[BRobbins629]

Now that's a jaw dropping pen. Well done.

 

[Whaler]

Roy, that is awesome.

 

[joefyffe]

Smelly?

Roy: Sounds like you are saying "my pen stinks". Looks D***** good. I haven't had the nerve to turn the one, yet, you filled for me. You know attached garage/shop that a car won't fit in. That's attached like to my wifes t.v. room. It's getting warm now, though, and I have a large door two feet from the lathe. I expect to have a picture of the gator 'fore long. You give a person a lot to shoot for!!!!!:highfive:

Very regal looking. Sure hope you ran up and gave Dee a big hug and kiss when you finished turning this. :biggrin:

Sure did.......right after dumping my clothes in the washer taking a hot shower, washing my hair 3 times and using my best deodorant:biggrin::wink:.

 

[Rangertrek]

Very nice Roy. I like the various accent colors.
Still have my gator bone, waiting for me to do some casting.

 

[GregHight]

That looks great! I have been contemplating a little experimentation with resin and gator bone but just haven't had time.

You are definately right about how the smell will linger on your clothes and hair after working the jawbone. I have a coating of that dust all over my shop and it gets into the AC and kinda ferments in there causing a blast of ammonia when the AC first comes on. I definately need to work on better dust collection and air filtration!

 

[wizard]

Roy, As usual, Gorgeous Pen !! Now that I have some gator bone:wink:, I am just waiting for my Haz-Mat suit to arrive with an independent air supply...:biggrin:. Thank you for showing! Regards, Doc

 

[drgoretex]

Sweeeet! Now that's a unique and beautiful piece of work!

Ken

 

[johncrane]

Roy!
That gator pen has a rugged and a Awesome look too it,
great job as always.

 

[Roger@csusa]

Gator jaw? I must admit that is pretty cool stuff. The pen is very nice

 

[Tanner]

Now that's pretty darn cool!

 

[Ruby pen turning]

Very unique pen. I can`t imagine it was to easy to turn.

 

[MorganGrafixx]

**in my best corcodile Dundee voice** "That's not a pen......THAT'S a pen!" :biggrin:

Very nice man! Would love to try turning some of that. Everyone says they need suits, and full helmet masks with independent air supply. But honestly, how much worse can it be than antler?

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

**in my best corcodile Dundee voice** "That's not a pen......THAT'S a pen!" :biggrin:Thanks

Very nice man! Would love to try turning some of that. Everyone says they need suits, and full helmet masks with independent air supply. But honestly, how much worse can it be than antler?

Much worse

 

[patmurris]

Outstanding material, casting and pen making!

I wonder how would fare more mundane sorts of bones - i've no gator parts handy right now. :biggrin:

 

[Stevej72]

Great looking pen!

 

[MorganGrafixx]

**in my best corcodile Dundee voice** "That's not a pen......THAT'S a pen!" :biggrin:Thanks

Very nice man! Would love to try turning some of that. Everyone says they need suits, and full helmet masks with independent air supply. But honestly, how much worse can it be than antler?

Much worse

Even if you consider that I grind the antler down on my bench grinder to take the curve out of them? Burning antler dust is one of the most God awful smells I can ever recall.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

**in my best corcodile Dundee voice** "That's not a pen......THAT'S a pen!" :biggrin:Thanks

Very nice man! Would love to try turning some of that. Everyone says they need suits, and full helmet masks with independent air supply. But honestly, how much worse can it be than antler?

Much worse

Even if you consider that I grind the antler down on my bench grinder to take the curve out of them? Burning antler dust is one of the most God awful smells I can ever recall.

I don't touch them with a carbide chisel until they are 1/8 in shy of the bushings and use my 80 grit chisel to bring them that close, creating nothing but gator dust with a fan behind me and the dust collector on and it still stinks, but I've never smelled burning antler....and don't think I want to:biggrin:.

 

[PenMan1]

A friend told me that gator jaw smells WORSE than Giraffe bone. GB is an 11 on the "stinkometer". Antler, 'bout an "8". I can't imagine worse than Giraffe. That would take a whole new "stinkometer"!

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Andy have turned and cut a few Giraffe bones for pens and if you say the're an 11 on the stingometer then gator is a 15 ( and stinkometers only go up to 12) when cutting and a high 13 when turning with a dustcollector and fan.