Whale Bone

[rd_ab_penman]

Finally got pictures to copy to my post thanks to help from fellow pen turners!! Have a look and give me you coments for improvement. Are the pictures too big or too small? I resized to medium.

 

[gerryr]

Tell us about the material. It looks fossilized.

 

[rd_ab_penman]

Found a large piece of whale bone on a beach in the Queen Charolett Islands in Brithish Columbia. It's not fossilized. It is actual bone and turns and finishes a lot like deer antler but is a lot harder.

Les

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[CSue]

It's a beautiful pen!
The pictures in the post look a bit small (more 'thumbnail' size.) But the size it opens up to when you click on it is more than adequate.

Nice work!

 

[gketell]

Very nice pen! What kit is that?
GK

 

[rd_ab_penman]

For those of you who might be curious as to what the whale bone I made my pens from looks like, I just posted in my album. The first pen is a Gold Flat Top Floral Half Twist Ballpoint and the second on is a Gold RT Euro Ballpoint.

Les

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[johncrane]

Great work Les!![]

 

[Rifleman1776]

Interesting effect with that material. And definately unique. Good work. And your photos are fine.

 

[Stevej72]

Les, I think the photo size is good. You did a great job on the pens.

 

[Scott]

Nice find on that bone, Les! That pen is a stunner!

Scott.

 

[CaptG]

Wonderfull looking pens. Too bad lake Michigan does not have whales, or I would be doing more beach combing.[]

 

[Hiram33]

love the pens andpictures two superwork

 

[splinter99]

Man..What a great find..beautiful pen

 

[huntersilver]

Nice looking pen, interesting material[]

 

[rovercat]

Very nice work. I like it better than Antler

 

[chigdon]

Beautiful. I am jealous.