Today's ebonite failure and screwup.

[edstreet]

This is Japanese Nikko black ebonite. I had very little smell from it to. Only if you do a cardinal sin while working it will it smell. Over heat the drill bit, allow the sandpaper to clog up, allow the chisel to burnish and not cut, use dull chisels, etc. I cut, drill and trim on the chuck with a flat skew.


This one started off to be something else. I screwed up the threading big time on the top of the cap so instead of tossing it I decided to put it on a kit. I had a gent jr that I removed the end cap via hammer and punch so a replacement was turned on the lathe then glued into place.

My shavings.

OH yea this stuff also collects lint like crazy and glares just as bad and it is not easy to shoot.

And NO I am not happy with the way it turned out.

 

[Buzzzz4]

Then send it here, that looks beautiful in the pics!

 

[1080Wayne]

Willing to trade one of my screw ups for one of yours , any time !

 

[OZturner]

I wish I could screw up that well, I'd be a very happy Turner.
Great finish, I can't see anything wrong !

 

[Ligget]

Looks amazing from over here too!

 

[edstreet]

I originally was working on another project and had a screw in cap. That went bad so the tubes ended up on this one.

As for the finish it is just sand and buff. Nothing else needs to be added or done to it. However several things could be added to really kick it up.

 

[Toni]

Your mistake turned into a beautiful pen!!! Love it!! Great photos too:tongue:

 

[BayouPenturner]

I can see any mistakes, my mistakes are a lot more noticeable than yours.

beautiful pen