Malachite

[laspringer]

This is the first of three malachite pens a friend ordered.
The malachite was an ash tray at one time.The ends are African Blackwood.

Alan

 

[JimGo]

Very pretty! How was the "real" malachite to work with?

 

[laspringer]

Jim,
The dust is toxic so I used a dust mask and a shop vac.
Malachite is a little harder than marble and did not chip
or crack like the marble pens that I have made.

Alan

 

[gerryr]

Very cool indeed. How did you cut and drill it?

 

[Ligget]

Looks brilliant, even better as a pen than an ashtray![)][]

 

[Penmonkey]

Very nice pen. I like the "grain".

 

[NavyDiver]

That's really nice!

 

[kkwall]

Very nice pen. [8D]


Like the Blackwood ends that you have used.

 

[emackrell]

Beautiful pen! Didn't know you could turn malachite like that. That really looks great!

cheers Eileen [8D]

 

[johncrane]

G'Day Alan that's a very nice pen mate'l also like that kit'l have some malachite in my stash l'm just waiting to find the right kit' you mite like to share with us what kit you have used.

 

[laspringer]

John,
The kit is a Black Chrome Comfort Grip with out the rubber grip.

Alan

 

[Jim15]

Looks great, I like the African Blackwood accents.