Hello:
I've been lurking for a while and doing some reading through various sections of the forum. I have a question about having a pen made and given the materials I thought it would be best to post here, but if this post should go to "Individual Classifieds" then please Mods move it there.
I am interested in a having a "prehistoric pen" made from some sort of fossilized material. I've read here that folks can make pens out of mammoth ivory and that may be what I end up with, but I would like to explore other materials. Please excuse the fact that I have no idea how to turn a pen, what can and what can't be done, etc. so my questions may be rudimentary.
Can pens be made with the orthoceras or crinoid marble? What about amber with insect inclusions? If none of that can work, how about a resin with trilobites, microfossils, or the like inside?
Also, would fossilized material make a pen too heavy to be comfortable or practical?
I'd love suggestions.
Thanks!
--D
I've been lurking for a while and doing some reading through various sections of the forum. I have a question about having a pen made and given the materials I thought it would be best to post here, but if this post should go to "Individual Classifieds" then please Mods move it there.
I am interested in a having a "prehistoric pen" made from some sort of fossilized material. I've read here that folks can make pens out of mammoth ivory and that may be what I end up with, but I would like to explore other materials. Please excuse the fact that I have no idea how to turn a pen, what can and what can't be done, etc. so my questions may be rudimentary.
Can pens be made with the orthoceras or crinoid marble? What about amber with insect inclusions? If none of that can work, how about a resin with trilobites, microfossils, or the like inside?
Also, would fossilized material make a pen too heavy to be comfortable or practical?
I'd love suggestions.
Thanks!
--D