If it's a snake.....

[ed4copies]

"It's virgil!!!"

Don was kind enough to let me try his snake skin blanks.

(Really he's kinda like the local drug dealer - give em a little, THEY'LL be BACK!!!)

I think he sent me the "pick of the litter" - the colors are just beautiful. The polyresin is more dense than "normal" homebrew (I assume because he is casting under pressure). I stopped several times early in the turning to see if I had created fractures (I was not kind to the blank - he asked for an evaluation, I can only evaluate if I turn WITH the mistakes that are common). There were NEVER any signs of fractures, then, as I neared the bushings, I started to turn more correctly - sharp skew. WOW. The material came off in ribbons (as expected), but the clarity of the PR was amazing.

As expected, buffing PR is a dream. The pen was simply sanded (dry-my preference) to 1500 grit, then tripoli and white diamond. VOILA!!

Don, it is honestly the best skin pen I have ever created - THANKS for the opportunity!!

(I should mention this picture was taken by hand - my tripod is at home - so its a smidge out of focus)

 

[gketell]

Very nice pen from a beautiful blank!

GK

 

[GaryMGg]

[!] This place is like a haven for pushers! Pssst, over here, get'cha a taste of this. [}]
Let's see, I'll sell a couple of $100 pens, I can pay for the Cactus, Snake, Burl, and that other stuff I'm after....
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OY,BTW, NP []


[)] Gary

 

[huntersilver]

Ed, awesome looking pen!

 

[ed4copies]

Originally posted by GaryMGg
<br />[!] This place is like a haven for pushers! Pssst, over here, get'cha a taste of this. [}]
Let's see, I'll sell a couple of $100 pens, I can pay for the Cactus, Snake, Burl, and that other stuff I'm after....
[][][]
OY,BTW, NP []


[)] Gary

I grant you I will try to sell anything that I like!!! So far, though, Don won't sell HIS snakeskins. [][]

 

[kkwall]

Very nice work![8D][]

 

[GaryMGg]

Originally posted by ed4copies
... So far, though, Don won't sell HIS snakeskins. [][]

Your OP suggests that may change--Do we see a new item looming on the market horizon? Not that there's anything wrong with that!!! [][8D]
[^]
Notice I'm standing at the front of the line []

 

[ed4copies]

After turning them, I'd LOVE to buy them from Don!!! (Rumor has it he is independently wealthy, tho', unlike ME!!! - very dependently UNwealthy)[][][]

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful pen Ed, great blank.

 

[Ligget]

Fantastic![]