Looking for ideas- odd comission

[kingkeyman]

The bowling alley that I frequent is called Turkeyfoot Lanes. The pro shop guy came up with a real turkey's foot and asked me to make him a pen with it. I have a few ideas of my own, but I would like to pick your collective brains. Right now I am leaning towards a realistic cigar type pen, but at this stage I'll consider anything. Here is a picture of the foot in question. Keep in mind that this is like a dry chicken bone. Not very strong or stable.

 

[mark james]

S..T Dave, that's one UGLY pen blank!!!!!

I'd suggest some "Dinosaur Barbecue - Wango Tango Sauce." Pretty good stuff and does wonders for edible pen blanks!!!

Oh... I've been to that bowling alley many moons ago!!!

 

[Akula]

I would rather find some nice maple and make some pens LOL I got a lot from the last bowling alley that closed down. Turkey feathers would look ok. I got nothing to offer for the turkey foot.

 

[TimS124]

Maybe soak it so the skin is flexible again, then peel (carefully) the skin off...make a blank like the snakeskin blanks with the skin from the foot...

 

[SteveG]

How about a desk pen of some type or another. Then the "Foot" itself could easily be incorporated into a base. That way you get the best of both worlds: good utilization of the desired theme and body parts, matched up with a nice pen (perhaps made of the same wood as the 'alley' lane material.

 

[Abby]

I'm not sure how to pull it off (how to solidify/stabilize the foot part) but if you could cut off the knuckle of the upper leg and drill a 7mm blank hole in the foot end (I've drilled deer antler ends but they're more solid). Make that the upper blank and make 7 mm lower blank out of ebonite from a bowling ball. What a conversation piece that would be at that facility.

 

[Rich L]

With respect to your signature line regarding mental illness ... have you crossed that fine line ?

Maybe the pro shop guy has.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[mark james]

Maybe some Antler Bone (trash the bird-bones), and you can simply say... "Well, the bones came out OK..."

OK, I'm grappling at ... turkey toes... :bananen_smilies027:

Sorry, this is just too funny!

 

[mark james]

With respect to your signature line regarding mental illness ... have you crossed that fine line ?

Maybe the pro shop guy has.

Cheers,
Rich

Hey Rich...

Would a Turkey Bone mess up a Rose Engine? :curse:

 

[Abby]

Just another thought. Take a photo of the turkey leg and mount that on the top of a cigar pen mad with wood from the allies. Make the bottom of the cigar pen from ebonite from a bowling ball.

 

[mark james]

Good Luck!

 

[Rich L]

With respect to your signature line regarding mental illness ... have you crossed that fine line ?

Maybe the pro shop guy has.

Cheers,
Rich

Hey Rich...

Would a Turkey Bone mess up a Rose Engine? :curse:

Somehow I really can't get cranked up to find out. Sounds bad, though! :bad:

 

[Tom T]

I like the desk holder with the foot in it for the pen to sit in and turkey feathers for the pen itself. John U may have a turkey feather blank, or Ed may, or some one else on the sight.

The only other way is to find some one to shrink the foot for you.

 

[mjrbuzz]

drill a 5/32 hole and stick a bic ball point in it

 

[PR_Princess]

I like the idea of making a pen (or ink bottle?) holder out of the turkey toes. They seem to be already curved to a conducive shape. (eww)

What about a bowling ball (material) pen to go with the turkey toe holder? Or perhaps one out of an old fashioned turkey quill?

I don't envy you your commission!

 

[Ironwood]

Could you use the Turkey foot to make a mould, then cast a blank with some realistically colored resin, then drill out the leg bone section to take the brass tube of the kit of your choice .
I have never made moulds before, so I don't know if it's possible.

 

[Quality Pen]

I just want to see the finished product!

Crazy! lol