"S is for Subtle"

[akbar24601]

I got this cool Red and Black Marbled Ebonite blank from exoticblanks. This is my first time ever having worked with the stuff and it is very interesting to say the least! For starts it smells bad when working it as it is mainly rubber based. I found that it was very nice to cut though and not too bad to turn either. Surprisingly, this is the first material that I have found that I actually turn better with my left hand.

The whole subtle part. I'm not too sure how well it shows up in the pics, but there is an "S" design segmented in there with black veneer. Done purposefully of course, I wanted some design work but not something that was going to take from the coolness of the blank itself.

I honestly am not sure what the best finish is for Ebonite, but since I had the veneer in there to protect as well I went with a coat of BLO and 3 coats of thin CA.

Thanks for lookin'. Any and all comments are welcome and appreciated.

 

[artme]

Great looking Material and a really well made pen.:star::star::star:

Will look extra special once you learn how to get a gloss finish.

 

[mickr]

yes it is subtle..I finally did see the black veneer..nice pen

 

[CSue]

Beautiful. Nice work.

 

[Rollerbob]

Nice pen indeed!

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice pen Steve !

 

[rjwolfe3]

Sweet looking pen. Did you see the post from Pipecrafter about finishing Ebonite?

 

[cnirenberg]

Steve,
I love it. The colors in that pen match perfectly with the pen kit. Great looker for sure. "S" is for SWEET.

 

[aggromere]

I just made my first ebonite pen a while back and could not get a shiny finish on it. Someone responded and then posted up a thread on how to finish ebonite. He is a pipemaker and apparently uses a lot of ebonite. Check it out. Great looking pen by the way.

 

[pipecrafter]

I just made my first ebonite pen a while back and could not get a shiny finish on it. Someone responded and then posted up a thread on how to finish ebonite. He is a pipemaker and apparently uses a lot of ebonite.

That might be the understatement of the year! :biggrin:

The tutorial is here if anyone is interested:
http://www.pipecrafter.com/articles/finishing_ebonite.php

If I wasn't clear on anything, send me an email and I'll answer any questions.

 

[Stevej72]

Steve, great looking pen! I finished my first ebonite pen last week, but haven't gotten a decent picture yet.