Moose Antler Churchill

[wdcav1952]

This one is a Sterling Silver Churchill Rollerball. It is resting on the moose antler the blank came from. Comments welcome, all flavors.

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice as always.

 

[Ligget]

Fantastic pen Cav, we have mooses in Scotland but they are wee furry things with a tail! lol[][]

 

[ahoiberg]

nice one cav... that's a very nice white, that moose antler. very different from the blank.

 

[leehljp]

So THAT is what the rest of my moose antler is going to look like! Thanks for the forecast! [] Beautiful and classic!

 

[UKpenmaker]

Nice one Cav, i'am not a big fan of the Churchill, but this makes it look very classy.

 

[Glenn McCullough]

beautifully done! love it!

 

[angboy]

That's a nice combo Cav. And that antler certainly is white. It's almost invisible against the white back ground- hey... someone finally made an invisa-pen![][] (If you squint, the antler disappears and you just see the hardware sitting there- I tried it!)

 

[TBone]

I agree, very classy looking pen.

 

[GaryMGg]

Nice work Cav.

 

[cutterwoodjoe]

Hey Cav,
That came out awesome I'm a big fan of antler. Moose is usually more porous, with different colors, did you have to bleach it out or anything

 

[johncrane]

Looks good CAV with out the inner core showing l also like the kit you used.[]

 

[guts]

Classy looking pen there Cav,very nice.

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Nice looking Antler and I like the choice of kit color, but not a fan of Churhill.TJMO[]

 

[ed4copies]

Nice job, Cav.

Since I have never worked with moose antler, I have no idea. Is it porous? Since it is pretty thick, I would expect holes to fill - yes??

Whatever the texture, you did a great job!!!

 

[Penmonkey]

Very nice Cav. I admire you for using moose antler, that stuff is HARD!

 

[wdcav1952]

Thanks all for the nice comments. BTW, that was a lousy pix! I am having trouble with photo editing since getting a Vista computer. I was really dependant on the XP power toys. [] I will try to put up a better pix of it with another Churchill I just finished.

Travis, I found this antler to be marvelous to turn. I used antler from near the tip of one of the tines and found it to be as solid as axis. You can see a small bit of coloring from the marrow in this pen. Overall, there was almost no filling in of porosities.

Joe, this antler was just as turned, no bleaching or anything.

 

[ed4copies]

Ignored again[][][][][][][][]

 

[wdcav1952]

What, Ed, you asked a question? [] Sorry, I am posting between patients so I can go home early and be sick and I skipped you.

In the larger parts of the tines there are significant marrow spaces, but so far I have been able to avoid that part of the antler. Therefore, no fill in needed as yet. I have found this antler to be an absolute joy to turn, giving the same look as axis antler with much less effort during the turning.

Have a nice trip,

 

[ed4copies]

Thanks Cav!!

Sorry to hear you are not "up to par".[][]

(Glad I won't be a patient of yours today!!)[][]

 

[kent4Him]

Do you have any more that you are willing to sell?

 

[laurie sullivan]

Beautiful pen, William, I really like your pen. I have some moose antler. I wasn't sure I would be able to get the same effect. thanks for the insight of what I might have.

laurie

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by kent4Him
<br />Do you have any more that you are willing to sell?

Sorry, I was just given 3 usable tines and plan to use them myself.

 

[neon007]

Nice!!! Thats one way to get rid of those pesky antlers.

 

[gerryr]

Beautiful pen, Cav.