Thanks for the kind comments, everyone.
This is one of the most difficult materials I have ever turned. I had to sharpen my drill bit a few times to get the blanks drilled.
One pass across the blank would dull either the gouge or the skew. It finally took my favorite skew down to the point I couldn't get an edge back on it with the hone. I finished it up with an older skew that has a really bad grind on it but seemed to work in this stuff.
As far as colors, there isn't much to see. It comes out a dark charcoal gray or dull black depending on your point of view. After I posted the pictures I did realize that I hadn't changed my camera settings from playing with a dark semi-reflective background the other day, so they are underexposed a bit.
The plating on the pen is Rhodium.
This was a custom job and the customer requested this blank. I'm not sorry to have done it, but anyone considering turning this should be aware of the challenges. I've also heard that this material can be hard on the respiratory system and that you should have extra good breathing protection when turning and finishing it.
