Hunter1787
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Hi there. Here are some pictures of pens that I have made at various times over the past several months. The tru-stone was full of surprises. I had heard all of the stories about how hard tru-stone was to turn so when I started on the turquoise I was very ready to spend two or three hours on it. It turned really quickly. I spent about 30 minutes turning it (I timed myself). Well, I was feeling pretty good about tru-stone so I went ahead and started turning the black/gold web one. OUCH. Every three passes I had to resharpen my chisel and I am not kidding. I ended up just using 220 grit sandpaper glued to my table and I would take four swipes on each bevel and then go back to turning. I didn't spend nearly as much time turning as I did sharpening. But then again the results are absolutely amazing. I really like a lot of the acrylic acetate blanks but I do think that the tru-stone blanks are worth the extra effort.
Comments, criticism, etc, are all welcome.
John
Comments, criticism, etc, are all welcome.
John
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