French Galalith

[elkhorn]

After seeing some of the posts of pens made with Galalith, I found some vintage French Galalith (1920's era) on eBay. Drilling at slow speeds with a sharp drill produced a strange smell, as well as smoke when the drill bit was withdrawn (I drilled on the lathe and kept spraying water so it wouldn't overheat or crack).

The first one is a silver marbled black Galalith, while the second one is a multi-colored marbled blank.

C & C welcome.

 

[plantman]

Pens are very hard to see !! Suggest using a lighter background to bring out the detail of the pens. Pens look very nice. Jim S

 

[thewishman]

That is beautiful stuff!

 

[Band Saw Box]

John; from what I can see those are two stunning pens.

 

[elkhorn]

After seeing some of the posts of pens made with Galalith, I found some vintage French Galalith (1920's era) on eBay. Drilling at slow speeds with a sharp drill produced a strange smell, as well as smoke when the drill bit was withdrawn (I drilled on the lathe and kept spraying water so it wouldn't overheat or crack).

The first one is a silver marbled black Galalith, while the second one is a multi-colored marbled blank.

C & C welcome.

Ok, I think :big grin: In response to the "too dark" comments, I'll try to repost them on a lighter background. Hope this helps.

Thanks, all.

 

[plantman]

After seeing some of the posts of pens made with Galalith, I found some vintage French Galalith (1920's era) on eBay. Drilling at slow speeds with a sharp drill produced a strange smell, as well as smoke when the drill bit was withdrawn (I drilled on the lathe and kept spraying water so it wouldn't overheat or crack).

The first one is a silver marbled black Galalith, while the second one is a multi-colored marbled blank.

C & C welcome.

Ok, I think :big grin: In response to the "too dark" comments, I'll try to repost them on a lighter background. Hope this helps.

Thanks, all.

Much better !! They realy look nice on that piece of lighter wood. Jim S

 

[Indiana_Parrothead]

Very nice John, the second pictures look a lot better. I really like the second pen, great job.

Mike

 

[mikespenturningz]

Those are some really nice looking pens. I agree the second set of photos look much better. Great pens.

 

[penmaker56]

Galalith is just another name for Casein that was stabilized with formaldehyde, it is still hydrophilic, meaning it will expand and contract with the humidity in the air.

 

[elkhorn]

Thanks, everyone. Richard, thanks for that bit of info. That may be part of the smell I noticed.

Take care,

John

 

[OZturner]

Beautiful pens, John,
Great fit and Finish.
Brian.

 

[leslie hines]

Nice pens

 

[Rockytime]

Gorgeous!

 

[Karl_99]

Those are very nice looking pens! How is the material to turn and finish?