Tall Tortoise Celluloid - 84

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Made this one for another pen maker - and I gotta tell you - that's way more stressful than I thought it would be. He said it all looks good from pics though, so hopefully when it's in hand he'll like it as much!
And why no nib? He asked that I leave the section alone and with an 8mm hole through it so he can put a Delta #8 nib in there!
Very cool.

Made from Tortoise Celluloid.
Closed - 155mm
Open - 112mm
Posted - 155mm

Slideshow.

 

[BSea]

That looks cool. Did you do any polishing to the inside? Or is the finish just a result of sharp bits?

 

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Mostly sharper bits.

 

[Drstrangefart]

I like the material.

 

[InvisibleMan]

So cool. I would have thought you polished the insides as well. May have to get my very own drill bit sharpener.

 

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That drill doctor is a life saver for sure.

 

[SDB777]

See through = very cool!

How would one go about polishing the inside anyway? Really small rags with Plastixs or something.....






Scott (number 84 already) B

 

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Get a kabob stick, cut a slit on the end, shove a piece of whatever paper in it, wrap it around the stick, and shove it in the hole with water while the lathe is on. Like a little sandpaper flag.