glycerine
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First of all, I never realized that ebonite came in so many different colors! Usually I see ebonite pens that are swirled with black and either blue, green, red or maybe yellow.
I contacted a few manufacturers recently to acquire about ebonite and asked for samples. I received one package in the mail yesterday that contained cutoffs from each color that they offer. To my surprise, they also included two 20mm by 8 inch rods of a black and tan swirl color!! I told the guy that I was a pen maker, so I think he included those as a little "extra" for me. How wonderfully nice!!!
If I do a kitless and couple one of these ebonite blanks with one of the "quad" or "triple" system samples that I got from Bock last year, I'll have myself a free pen! Can't beat that!
Here are some pics:
I contacted a few manufacturers recently to acquire about ebonite and asked for samples. I received one package in the mail yesterday that contained cutoffs from each color that they offer. To my surprise, they also included two 20mm by 8 inch rods of a black and tan swirl color!! I told the guy that I was a pen maker, so I think he included those as a little "extra" for me. How wonderfully nice!!!
If I do a kitless and couple one of these ebonite blanks with one of the "quad" or "triple" system samples that I got from Bock last year, I'll have myself a free pen! Can't beat that!
Here are some pics: