Rifleman1776
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I'm looking for a good picture of an alt. ivory Emperor to plagerize...er...borrow. I'm considering turning one but want to get opinions before taking the (expensive) plunge. Post or show link please.
ivory emporer anyone?
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GregMuller
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Here is one I made for a coworker. The chip is not as huge in real life as the picture makes it look. If you do take the plunge buy the material in bulk. I purchased the 18" long version from CSUSA and got a lot of milage out of it. Next time I would probobly look to Eds material for alt ivory. Either way you need a scary sharp skew and light cuts and lots of patience. I blew out this one twice before I got it right. It took me about a week to turn and polish before it went to Ken K for engraving. Feel free to plagerize as much as you want.
LanceD
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Rifleman1776
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Just what I need, I'll return it as soon as I'm done.
Thanks.Greg, yours is spectacular but not what I'm looking for. Thanks.
PenWorks
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You sure that's alt ivory? Looks like real ivory Or maybe micarta [] I guess it could be fossilized ivory [?]
Or maybe it could be some of Ed's ivory [)] You sure you didn't cast this yourself? [:I]
and it is casting ivory ? Well whatever ivory it is, sure is a nice pen.
I bet Frank's going make one and call it imatation real ivory that patinas real nice.
Sorry Frank, couldn't resit, [}] a little bored in the office today.
My appologies Gregg you got caught in the middle Again very nice pen.
Or maybe micarta [] I guess it could be fossilized ivory [?]Or maybe it could be some of Ed's ivory [
)] You sure you didn't cast this yourself? [:I] and it is casting ivory ? Well whatever ivory it is, sure is a nice pen.
I bet Frank's going make one and call it imatation real ivory that patinas real nice.
Sorry Frank, couldn't resit, [}
] a little bored in the office today. My appologies Gregg you got caught in the middle
Again very nice pen.
Rifleman1776
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Originally posted by PenWorks
You sure that's alt ivory? Looks like real ivory
Or maybe it could be some of Ed's ivory [
and it is casting ivory ? Well whatever ivory it is, sure is a nice pen.
I bet Frank's going make one and call it imatation real ivory that patinas real nice.
Sorry Frank, couldn't resit, [}
My appologies Gregg you got caught in the middle
You never know what I'm going to do.
Not sure I'll do an Emp. I like the money and am a bit hinky about the possibility of it not selling.
redfishsc
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Originally posted by PenWorks
You sure that's alt ivory? Looks like real ivory
Or maybe it could be some of Ed's ivory [
and it is casting ivory ? Well whatever ivory it is, sure is a nice pen.
I bet Frank's going make one and call it imatation real ivory that patinas real nice.
Sorry Frank, couldn't resit, [}
My appologies Gregg you got caught in the middle
Anthony,
A while back I had a thread on getting that natural looking antiqued patina on alternative ivory.
We all agreed that the paper from CSA that suggests soaking it in tea doesn't work.
So I suggested soaking it in tea under pressure.
Ed4copies offered the actual solution to getting both the pressure necessary and the color: let Cav sit on it[}
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