Pair of Malachites

[Gary Max]

I liked the way these came out------One is banded the other is Web---both are Tru-stone.

 

[OldWrangler]

Nice work Gary. Were they hard to cut? I am wearing my tools out trying to cut some turquoise. It is not trustone but real turquoise.

 

[Gary Max]

This Trustone is easy to work with---what you are doing is very different---I don't use the same tools for real stone:glasses-cool:

 

[marcruby]

Those are very nice. Truestone really makes the pens standout!

 

[toolcrazy]

Those are gorgeous. Especially the banded one.

 

[rdunn12]

I like them both,great looking pens.

 

[dntrost]

very nice Gary looks like they already have price tags on them

 

[JayDevin]

Very Very Nice work Gary!

 

[Hayseedboy]

Does Truestone turn at all like PolyGem?

lr

 

[Gary Max]

I don't know what Poly Gem is.
Tru-stone----if I get this right-----Is a name that CSUSA uses for a product line they sell.
We really misuse the name Tru-stone just because it's easy.
Tru-stone products are different in hardness----there are some that are almost impossible to turn with woodworking tools.
Richard ---who sells Tru-stone here at IAP---breaks them done into groups and helps address the hardness question of this product.
Hope that helps

 

[Ligget]

Two beautiful pens Gary, well worth the effort!

 

[el_d]

Nice Gary, I have a malachite ready for a ZEN just havent had the guts to turn it yet....but I have turned the persian turqoise and it wasnt that bad.

 

[Gary Max]

I ran out of zen kits----just to many things going on right now.
I may pick them back up next year.

Oh ---here's a trick----use a skew---high rpms---don't over heat the blank.