Now the "GOOD" gator

[OKLAHOMAN]

According to Snowman56 this is the good gator bone and is he ever right. Just hope the picture shows the color and texture. Black Ti Baron without the black center band. The crack lines are where the bone joints are and really give the pen a "LOOK". All coments welcome as always good bad or indifferent.

 

[thewishman]

That sure looks rough and rugged - a mean pen! Nice work, Roy.

Chris

 

[TBone]

Fantastic looking pen, lots of character

 

[Dario]

Very nice! Really unique.

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Fantastic! Like the color contrast! What part of the Gator dose this bone come from? Dose it turn similar to antler or whale bone?

Les in Alberta

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"What's YOUR Carbon Footprint?"

 

[gketell]

Beautiful!!!

GK

 

[Tanner]

That is a very unique and beautiful pen!

 

[Ligget]

Great work, beautiful![]

 

[johncrane]

Roy!
That pen looks awesome it should snap a buyer pretty quick.[]

 

[GoodTurns]

that's a seriously good lookingpen, and I'm not just jawing at you!

 

[snowman56]

Awsome job, Roy! Looks as great as any I have ever turned!
As to Les in Alberta, it is the hinged part of the bottom jaw bone.

 

[huntersilver]

Very nice looking pen!

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Les,

Yes it turns very similar to Antler but has soft spots and you need to have VERY sharp tools and need to do lots of fill with the shavings. Robert answered the question as to what part of the gator the bone was from.

Originally posted by rd_ab_penman
<br />Fantastic! Like the color contrast! What part of the Gator dose this bone come from? Dose it turn similar to antler or whale bone?

Les in Alberta

<br />
"What's YOUR Carbon Footprint?"

 

[Mather323]

That is so cool that you thought to turn the bone. Is it hard to come by?

 

[fernhills]

Really dif.[:I]

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by Mather323
<br />That is so cool that you thought to turn the bone. Is it hard to come by?

Nah, you just need to find an alligator that doesn't mind sharing his mandible with you. [}]

 

[doddman70]

Very Nice!!!!

Shane[]

 

[jskeen]

That is awesome! So are the dark spots where you filled with turning dust, or are they intrinsic to the bone? Would the material work well with a pressure casting approach to fill the voids? Or are they closed within the bone and only open up when turned close to final diameter?

 

[R2]

Fabulous work!![][][^]

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

James the dark spots are intrinsic to the bone, and no need to cast just use thin CA as you turn. The piece of bone thats the prop I did fill the large teeth holes and cast. I thank all who revived this post as I forgot all about this pen (sold it back in Aug.) and still have a small bone left somewhere.

quote]Originally posted by jskeen
<br />That is awesome! So are the dark spots where you filled with turning dust, or are they intrinsic to the bone? Would the material work well with a pressure casting approach to fill the voids? Or are they closed within the bone and only open up when turned close to final diameter?
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[johncrane]

Great looking pen Roy!! as always, now l wounder what Croc would turn out like.[]

 

[Ozzy]

Great looking pen. I have been inspired to try a jawbone but due to where I live in Texas I will have to try a....you guessed it, a cow jawbone.

 

[workinforwood]

Deffinitely a Bellisimo pen! []