A Whole Lot of Firsts

[wolftat]

This is the first stone type pen I have ever made, It is the first full size Gent I have ever made, this is the first time I turned without any bushings available(oops), and it is the first time I used my Skogger to make an entire pen. The stone is Banded Malichite, I used black tubes, black epoxy, and painted the inside black but I still have what looks like tube showing,maybe it is the blank. This is my first stone and I think I am going to have to buy some more and decide if I like it.

 

[akbar24601]

Looks great from here Neil. Was it hard to turn?

 

[wolftat]

It was kind of like turning acryluster. It was easy but tended to come off in chips if I got too aggressive with it.

 

[rlofton]

Great looking pen. Gotta try me one of those Skoggers!

 

[PaulDoug]

That is awfully pretty, I know I like the stone, just don't have the guts to turn it.

 

[toolcrazy]

Beautiful pen. I like turnin tru-stone.

 

[Dalecamino]

Good job Neil . That's one nice finish . Let's see more !!! :biggrin:

 

[ahoiberg]

unfortunately i'm not the first to congratulate you, nice job!

 

[CaptG]

A lot of firsts for a first class pen. Nice job.

 

[flyingmelon]

Compared to a wood or acrylic pen how much heavier is it?

 

[wolftat]

Compared to a wood or acrylic pen how much heavier is it?

This is my first full size Gent so I have nothing to compare it to. It does feel a bit heavy to me, but I like a heavier pen.

Thank you everyone for all the great comments.

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Nice 'stoner' Neil. Thanks for the SKOGGER performance input.

 

[NewLondon88]

Seems worth repeating .. :biggrin:

 

[VisExp]

That looks great Neil. I'm getting ready to turn some Tru Stone for the first time. Did you use the 7/8" blanks for that? I've made one full size Gent and the drill bit is huge!

 

[wolftat]

That looks great Neil. I'm getting ready to turn some Tru Stone for the first time. Did you use the 7/8" blanks for that? I've made one full size Gent and the drill bit is huge!

The blank that I started with was a cylinder that was over 1" in diameter. I am planning on ordering some from the business classified ads and trying them when I get some time.

 

[NewLondon88]

T I am planning on ordering some from the business classified ads and trying them when I get some time.

I've ordered from Richard (randbcrafts) several times and he took care of me.
Answered questions patiently (very) and prices are good.
That reminds me, I've got to order more..

 

[OLDMAN5050]

what is a scogger????????