Midi
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One word: Ebony. Stay away newbies, stay away. It's too hard, too hot and miserable to turn.
-Midi
-Midi
Midi, don't panic unless you spend one arm and two legs on the balnk. that's part of the learning curve. Wait, til you hear my cries when I start dear.One word: Ebony. Stay away newbies, stay away. It's too hard, too hot and miserable to turn.
-Midi
Butch, now youowe us the newbies a lesson about this blank. I am all ears buddy. At least I want to cry but not choke up on it when my time comes.You spend hours getting it drilled , turned and you get your first flawless CA finish on it , it looks so beautiful . You drag yourself out of the shop and proudly show your better half , your greatest looking pen to date . Then you fall into bed exhausted and dream about it all night ..... It's Stunning !!!!
Then you wake up in the morning and hurry and get dressed and ready for work . You carefully pack your prized pen and when you get to work you gather everyone around for the unveiling . You carefully take out the box and open it to show everyone your masterpiece . You look longingly into the box and there it is ...... a large crack down the length of the pen
Yes Ebony a penturners dream :biggrin:
Butch, now youowe us the newbies a lesson about this blank. I am all ears buddy. At least I want to cry but not choke up on it when my time comes.
Steve , Gaboon Ebony is the Ebony of which we speak . Good luck .
Luck, apparently, is on my side - in a big way. I used it for a zen pen and was totally clueless as to it's properties. I just drilled through....hasn't cracked. I made one the other day for the top half of a cigar pen. I drilled slowly...and slower. Hasn't cracked. I'm going to keep going...we'll see. I thank Durocshark for the instructions - I will try it.
This time I just might put together a pen. I just make tubes - if I don't like them, I don't put them together. Will keep you posted on the ebony.
Thanks to everyone for contributing to this post
so how did he get them staying in place in a harmony that we can't ?
Sorry to say this but just because it hasn't cracked yet don't mean it won't . I've had pens that went months before they cracked .
Certain woods like Ebony and Snakewood are just known for cracking and most will eventually crack . Back to mainly luck , if you have it great but most of us don't .
Ebony works ok for small pieces like centerbands because there isn't as much stress on a small piece as there is on a piece as large as a pen barrel .