scented slimlines!!???

[kingkeyman]

I'm an avid bowler. There is a bowling ball company who gives the coverstock on there balls a scent. A friend of mine asked if I could make him a scented pen from an old ball that he doesn't use any more. Now my shop smells like blueberries. What do you think?

 

[Cmiles1985]

They look fabulous!

 

[Dan26]

Sweet pens! Do they taste like blueberries?

 

[Edward Cypher]

Awesome!!

 

[kingkeyman]

I haven't actually tasted the pens, but the dust isn't very tasty.

 

[Karl_99]

Those look great! How is the bowling ball material to turn?

 

[Joe S.]

I wonder how long the scent lasts? Great job!

 

[flyitfast]

I can't smell a thing!!
gordon

 

[kingkeyman]

This is a high end bowling ball and it is excellent on the lathe. Most of the cheap balls have a very thin and brittle coverstock, very hard to get enough material to make a pen.

 

[mikespenturningz]

Nice job and great new material for pens. Keep thinking outside the box..

 

[Hendu3270]

They look pretty cool to me. I'm more excited about seeing inside of a bowling ball :biggrin:

 

[Band Saw Box]

Nice group of pens and great use of material. Well done.

 

[SteveJ]

Ill bet you had a ball turning those...

Love the variety of coloring you get from the one ball. Nice work.

 

[johncrane]

Awesome pens great job!

 

[walshjp17]

Nice pens. Really bowled me over!:biggrin:

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

Great colors in that ball. How did you cut up he ball?

 

[kingkeyman]

I used an abrasive cut off saw to make a slit in the coverstock, then used hammer and chisel to bust it apart.

 

[ed4copies]

Nice job and great new material for pens. Keep thinking outside the box..

Actually it was very popular in the early 2000's. Made MANY pens from bowling ball material, in fact there was a lady who sold "bowling ball blanks" here on IAP. Tried to track her down, unsuccessfully about 2010.

Sold well!!

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

Thanks. Got a few bowling balls from back in the day that are doing nothing but collecting dust. Been wanting to try cutting them, but the bandsaw deal just doesn't appeal to me.

 

[kingkeyman]

look in thumb hole before you go to the trouble of cutting up the ball to make sure the coverstock is thick enough.

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

Thought of that. Way too much work just for slimline blanks. I'll have to dig them out some time before the summer is up, and see what I've got to work with.