ironman
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ok i know there are multiple types of animal skin pens and i was wondering if any one has made an alligator skin blank if so post a pic and where you got it
where can you find?
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LostintheWoods
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Can't say I've seen any gator skin pens, but I HAVE seen a few gator bone pens.
hewunch
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no, but this wood looks like gator skin IMO
wdcav1952
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Good point, Hans. A nice piece of afzelia xylay does look like gator skin. On the other hand, you can probably find a gator closer than Laos. On the third 
hand, it likely is less dangerous to harvest afzelia than a gator.
Seriously, I would think it would have to be belly skin from a gator to have scales small enough for a pen. It certainly has the potential to be an interesting material to try.
PR Princess, how about it? If you send Ed and me to Louisiana for a week or two we'll see about getting some gator hide for you to work with. Of course I may spend more time eating some real food for a change!!!!!!:biggrin:
hand, it likely is less dangerous to harvest afzelia than a gator.Seriously, I would think it would have to be belly skin from a gator to have scales small enough for a pen. It certainly has the potential to be an interesting material to try.
PR Princess, how about it? If you send Ed and me to Louisiana for a week or two we'll see about getting some gator hide for you to work with. Of course I may spend more time eating some real food for a change!!!!!!:biggrin:
Russianwolf
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Good point, Hans. A nice piece of afzelia xylay does look like gator skin. On the other hand, you can probably find a gator closer than Laos. On the third
Seriously, I would think it would have to be belly skin from a gator to have scales small enough for a pen. It certainly has the potential to be an interesting material to try.
PR Princess, how about it? If you send Ed and me to Louisiana for a week or two we'll see about getting some gator hide for you to work with. Of course I may spend more time eating some real food for a change!!!!!!:biggrin:
Have Cav, Gator is good eatin'.
GoodTurns
Member
On the third
Of course I may spend more time eating some real food for a change!!!!!!:biggrin:
two points...can i borrow that third hand? no turning is turning my brain to mush.
2nd...I assisted in making a huge pot of Gumbo over Labor Day weekend, noone believed me whe I said I'd bring the gator....it was tasty! (and yes, I did just happen to have a gator tail in my freezer :biggrin:!
JohnU
Member
I believe the guy that was making the gator bone pens also had pens with gator skin on them. He had a couple that were half bone half skin. I have a pic at home but I dont remember who he was.
ldb2000
Member
Hey William , while your getting that gator you gonna check if it has some shoes :rotfl:
Quote; "Just then the blonde flips the alligator on it's back, and frustrated, shouts out, 'Damn it, this one isn't wearing any shoes either!' "
Quote; "Just then the blonde flips the alligator on it's back, and frustrated, shouts out, 'Damn it, this one isn't wearing any shoes either!' "
wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
LOL to all!
Yep, gator is pretty tasty, I wouldn't turn down gator or any other Louisiana food!!!
Butch, my ex was a blonde so I really like blonde jokes!
Yep, gator is pretty tasty, I wouldn't turn down gator or any other Louisiana food!!!
Butch, my ex was a blonde so I really like blonde jokes!
OldWrangler
Member
Ironman,
A friend of mine in deep East Texas makes some super pens from gator and uses skins on many of them. Contact Robert Snowden at rwspensandmore@sbcglobal.net . He may even be a member and have a gallery page on here. I am heading to a dr's. appt or I would look it up. He makes some pretty gator pens...worth looking at.
George
A friend of mine in deep East Texas makes some super pens from gator and uses skins on many of them. Contact Robert Snowden at rwspensandmore@sbcglobal.net . He may even be a member and have a gallery page on here. I am heading to a dr's. appt or I would look it up. He makes some pretty gator pens...worth looking at.
George
Russianwolf
Member
I mentioned this to someone and they jokingly suggested "baby alligators? you wouldn't even need to cut the skin. just slide it over the tube" Now I have a mental image of a pen with tiny alligator legs.........................
dntrost
Member
Mike,
You are sick! But Funny!
You are sick! But Funny!
OldWrangler
Member
Here is a gallery picture of gator pens from snowman56, Robert Snowden. Some of the pens have gator hide on part of the pen and all are made from the jaw bone of legally harvested gators. It can be done. Picture is old and not the best but you can tell it is hide.
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ironman
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nice thanks for the info
PR_Princess
Member
Hey, hey, HEY!!!!
What you talkin' 'bout - send you and Ed to Louisiana for a week or two!! While I do what? Stay up here buried in the snow in WI???? Me thinks that you had way too many Mai Tais on your last trip, my mischievous pink uniformed friend! Not a chance in %*#$ I'm staying behind. I'll be right there with the two of you....And I'll do my own hide 'inspectin' too... Thank you very much!!!! :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
Gator does make good eatin' - so Jon keep your tail out of the freezer!:tongue:
On a more serious note. Pens have been done in alligator hide before. I have seen Robert Snowden's pens in person and they are really, really beautiful. He really does a wonderful job and that picture does not do them justice!
BTW in no way does this compare to Robert's exqusite pens, but it is just another example.
http://www.frufruyou.com/alligatorpen.html
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snowman56
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I have been doing alligator hide and bone pens for a pretty good while now. Actually they are my best sellers around here, but I live in southeast Texas where alligators are plentiful. The hides sell by the centimeter so be prepared to pay a pretty penny for some. Ocasionally they have some on ebay. I had pictures of them on the original site, but haven't put any on this new site yet.
snowman56
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ed4copies
Local Chapter Manager
I have a couple of Robert's pens, they ARE Beautiful!!!
FWIW
FWIW
Russianwolf
Member
damn fine pens Robert. quick question, how did you attach the hide to the tube, and how did you deal with the seam. Did you stitch it anything like Jason's Baron
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36656
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=36656
snowman56
Member
Mike
The hide is cut to fit and glued. Lot's of scrap before getting this part down.
The hide is cut to fit and glued. Lot's of scrap before getting this part down.
JohnU
Member
Robert, sorry I couldnt remember your name in my earlier post, but I knew your work and that it had been done. thanks for posting the pic. I never get tired of seeing those works of art! Over the Top and Very Inspiring!
Russianwolf
Member
Thanks Robert. I am going to be trying something similar with some leather I have on hand. I am worried about how well it will hold up with just glue, have you had any issues with them?
snowman56
Member
Mike
I have several hundred out in the world and no complant's so far. Glue one of your scrap up and try to take it apart, then let me know what you think.
I have several hundred out in the world and no complant's so far. Glue one of your scrap up and try to take it apart, then let me know what you think.