New rocks and Pens

[Gary Max]

Turned these four 30/06 deer antler pens this morning.
Slimline kits
The rock are from our garden.----geodes
We grow a nice crop of them every year

 

[JimGo]

The color variation in the antler is neat Gary, and I like the pick material center band; it give a cleaner look to the pens. Nice job!

 

[WoodChucker]

Gary, nice rack! []

Great looking pens!

 

[pastorbill1952]

Great looking pens Gary. I had a garden one time that grew stones every year also.[] I thought the deacons had brought over during the night. Are you using new or used 30-06 casings? If new where did you get them?

 

[wee willie]

very nice gary, like the pickguard and antler

 

[wpenm]

Beautiful job Gary.

 

[Gary Max]

I bought some used caseing off ebay. Big mistake--never again.
Had to toss about half of it in the trash. Next time I will buy new caseing---should be able to find a reloading outfitter out there that would know where to get them. I have enough to last me for a long time.

 

[Fangar]

Originally posted by Gary Max
<br />I bought some used caseing off ebay. Big mistake--never again.
Had to toss about half of it in the trash. Next time I will buy new caseing---should be able to find a reloading outfitter out there that would know where to get them. I have enough to last me for a long time.

Just wondering Gary, why you had to toss them out?

James

 

[tinker]

Beautiful pens.
I would have to cut a couple of the geodes in half to see what was in them. They can be really nice.

 

[PenWorks]

Very nice 4 pointer Gary. They all look great. I feel as dumb as a sack of rocks, but,
How do you grow rocks ????

I hope RT doesn't get jealous []

 

[Fangar]

Excellent pens. I like the pickguard a lot too. I am not "diggin" the rocks. ( I know bad pun). Too busy for the photos IMHO.

James

 

[Gary Max]

James---the caseings I bought where called ---once fired.
They are not round anymore---have very fine cracks.
Looks more like trash that he could not reload.
By the time you clean them up and repolish them you have a lot of time in each caseing.
I bought them so cheap that I could not say anything to the guy but I will not go that route again.

James I think I will try try a large stone with a white back ground next time.

Anthony
Every year in the spring we plow the gardens up and get them ready for planting. You can fill a wheelborrow up with rocks every spring. They wheren't there last year so we must be growing them. Margie has hundreds of these little geodes piled up everywhere.

 

[rlh]

Awsome pens!!! What method do you use to take up the space between the outside of the brass tube and the inside of the casing?

 

[jvsank]

Great looking pens

 

[Gary Max]

Richard---I wanted everything to be centered--not out of round.
I cut shavings---with a knife-- out of pine and used them like shims--- added a little glue and I was done.
I know that sounds stupid---it sure aint fancy---put it works for me.

 

[ctEaglesc]

New casings are sometimes ather dented and do not polish well.
I have found "fire formed" the best for a nice finish.
Of course, you could tell the customer the dented ones are used when in fact the new ones are usually more dented.

 

[elody21]

Wonderful job. I like the variation in colors