Not all COWs are the same....

[Old Griz]

Now I can fully appreciate the COW that Dario made... it is a gorgeous piece of wood, and beautifully executed.... a fine writing instrument....


HOWEVER, here in Western Maryland Dairy country we have a whole different definition for COW.... so here is my COW pen....

Chrome Plated Baron Rollerball in Decora I purchased from CSU when they ran a special... only problem is that it is only 5/8" so I have to drill it on the lathe... this stuff turns real nice... just a light touch with the skew and it comes off in ribbons.. you just need to shut down the lathe every couple of turns to clear the plastic....
Finish is just sanding to 12000MM wet, Turtle Wax Polishing Compound and Hut Plastic Polish... and of course a coat of Ren wax...

 

[Ron Mc]

Griz,
I like that a lot! I love the way black and white look together on a pen.

 

[lkorn]

Mooooo!

 

[JimGo]

Larry, did you mean to say it looks Mooooovalous? [] Cool pen Tom!

 

[ed4copies]

Tom,

Keep the lathe running, clear the plastic with a wire brush (like you use to clean your grill).

One vendor used to call that "Dalmation", I always thought it looked more like a cow, too.[][]

Of course, cows were very popular in the "Dairy state".

 

[Old Griz]

Ed, I think this stuff is too soft to use a grill brush on... You would end up with a load of scratches on this doing that...

 

[alamocdc]

Got ink? Looks good, Tom! []

 

[wayneis]

Tom give it a buff with white dimond for a really nice shine, I was surprised when I tried it on the delmation and the tortoise blanks. I especially like the tortoise blanks but they are not for sale anymore.

Wayne

 

[ed4copies]

Tom,

Try it, I have done hundreds of pens that way, push the plastic stuff over the bushing, then the brush will engage it and remove. Remember, when you finish the pen you are still going to sand off scratches.

MUCH QUICKER than any other method I have found.

If you are real gun-shy, there are brass bristle brushes available. But, really, I have turned that same material and used the grill brush from HF (perhaps that's the secret, their bristles may not be as firm).

 

[coach]

You should have posed it with a jug of milk and some cookies! LOL

 

[Dario]

Tom,

Thanks and is this for one of upcoming Chik-Fil-A commercials? Eat Mor Chickin! [}][][]

 

[Fangar]

Me Tooooooooooooooo!

Fangar