black as black pen bodies

[BUGSY]

i have a customer who wants 6 dz pens ... my problem is ...he wants a black bottom barrel and i mean BLACK..we tried acouple of black dyed gaboon ebony blanks but it didnt look quite the way he wanted it...QUESTION has any one used ebonite and knows where to get..other than bowling balls..or would i be better off turning aluminum and powdercoating ... would prefer the ebonite or something similiar over powdercoating...thank you and looking forward to your input............BUGSY.........

 

[YoYoSpin]

How about black dyed polyester resin? That should work...

 

[vick]

http://www.pipemakers.org/rods01.html
It is not on their site but they might have it if not they have black lucite, but I think they have a minimum order of $100.00

http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/Berea_Hardwoods_Acrylics.htm
aa-25 from Mr. Bill may be a reasonable replacement.

 

[BUGSY]

yo-yo do you make this pr blank ... by the way i took a peek at your pen photos and they are unbelievable with all the color....gorgeous....

 

[gerryr]

I'm pretty sure that CSUSA and Berea both have a plain black acrylic blank.

 

[BUGSY]

gerryr thanks for bringing up berea..I FEEL STUPID...i totally forgot about them....thanks

 

[Fangar]

Bugsy,

AA-25 by Berea is 2.60 a stick and is black as night. Nice to turn. I use it quite a bit. Arizona Silhouette sells it and he gives a discount for quantity.

Sorry for the spam! []

Cheers,

Fangar

 

[BUGSY]

thats what i am looking for... thanks by the way is the shell powdercoated??

 

[smoky10]

yoyospin(Ed Davidson) made some basic black EPR for me and they were great, and $2.00 each. The picture isn't great but the pen really has a shine to it.

 

[jwoodwright]

Don't forget black Corian. Once people hold one made with Corian, they're hooked...

 

[Fangar]

Originally posted by BUGSY
<br />thats what i am looking for... thanks by the way is the shell powdercoated??

You're welcome.

Yes, the casing is powdercoated.

Fangar

 

[airrat]

I have used black corian for a customer.
here is a picture of one I did for fun out of scraps.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Originally posted by vick
<br />http://www.pipemakers.org/rods01.html
It is not on their site but they might have it if not they have black lucite, but I think they have a minimum order of $100.00

http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/Berea_Hardwoods_Acrylics.htm
aa-25 from Mr. Bill may be a reasonable replacement.

For a nice order of six dozen pens, a $100.00 min. is not unreasonable.

 

[ashaw]

pipemakers.org does not have a MIN order amt. The 100.00 min for for opening an account with them. I beleive Adrea has waved the min amt for the account. Sorry for the bad typing. I cut off the tip of my finger today. Trying to type with ohne finger.

 

[JimGo]

Get well soon!

 

[lkorn]

For the black pen you can also use "Ebonized" maple. Get some clear maple and when turned to size paint it with India Ink. It's appearance is indistinguishable from real Ebony and much easier to work.

 

[jdavis]

black plastic is the way to go

 

[UKpenmaker]

I have just got some Black Polester resin blanks from Bill at AS.
They are certainly black[] and fairly easy to turn.

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