JD Combs Sr
Member
I saw something like this on this site the other day and decided to give it a try for myself. The one I saw must have been from new leather because it was not nearly as dark as mine.
I had and old belt that I didn't need that had been hanging without hardware on in my office for years. I can now say that it is no longer without hardware.
It may not be a buckle but the gold tone goes well with it.
I took the old belt and cut it into 1" squares and stacked them all together in a clamp and then covered them with thin CA. After it was dry I treated it like any other pen blank except that I did have to add more CA after drilling the hole and after turning it to size. It turned well but had a peculiar smell, similar to antlers. In other words it stunk.
May have been all the sweet that I had left in it over the years (probably 30yrs or so). Needless to say this is a carry pen for me. Wouldn't want my sweet being carried by anyone else.
Stats:
Hardware = WC Upgrade Gold Wall Street II with Parker Refill
Barrel Material = Leather
Finish = Thin CA to stabilize then several coats of paste wax.
I had and old belt that I didn't need that had been hanging without hardware on in my office for years. I can now say that it is no longer without hardware.
I took the old belt and cut it into 1" squares and stacked them all together in a clamp and then covered them with thin CA. After it was dry I treated it like any other pen blank except that I did have to add more CA after drilling the hole and after turning it to size. It turned well but had a peculiar smell, similar to antlers. In other words it stunk.
Stats:
Hardware = WC Upgrade Gold Wall Street II with Parker Refill
Barrel Material = Leather
Finish = Thin CA to stabilize then several coats of paste wax.
. I am not sure lightning up the photos would help a lot. That leather turned very dark after the CA and wax was applied. Like I mention in the OP, the one I saw earlier must have been new leather because it had a nice tan look.
