Tru Stone White Turquose Jr. Statesman

[TX_Planes]

Tru Stone White Turquoise from R and B Crafts. Jr. Statesman kit.

This material was very nice to turn. I even had some nice ribbons coming off the tool. The pen has a very nice weight. This is sanded from 400 grit to about 4000 mm. I tried sanding up to 12000mm but felt it looked more like marble at the 4000 grit. So I resanded and I am happy with the fit and finish.

Comments welcome.

I know the photo falls short.:redface:

 

[jleiwig]

Nice pen!

 

[Jim15]

Very nice pen.

 

[igran7]

Looks good. I have some of the same Tru-Stone that I've been staring at for some time now, not sure what kit I wanted to pair it up with. It looks like you made a nice choice, I may have to follow suit.

Thanks for sharing, very well done!

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice pen.

I have made pens out of that same material. Two matching Gentleman.

 

[just_call_me_dusty]

Nice job

 

[Ligget]

Lovely pen, the marriage of the Tru-Stone and rhodium is perfect!

 

[johncrane]

One of the best kits going ,and a great looking pen in tru-stone well done.

 

[Mazzywv]

Very nice pen. I have yet to turn any Tru Stone. I have several blanks but am waiting to set up my sharpening system before I get started. Did you have any problems with the blank fragmenting?

 

[cnirenberg]

Awesome job. The trustone came out great.

 

[markgum]

excellant

 

[randbcrafts]

Beautiful pen Curtis.

 

[TX_Planes]

Dan,

I thought it turned easily. Not problems with cracking or chipping. I just took my time and used a mix if a skew and gouge. I look forward to making more.