abalone

I had some nice 24ga. copper sheets on hand, and my friends in New Zealand sent me a few more abalone shells - tiny light bulb flickered in my cortical catacombs - yup - copper and abalone - match made in heaven - bolomania continues. Steps: Punch the copper into 30mm circles with a disc...

Hi! It's been a while (1.5 year?) when I last visited IAP. And I missed it! So after two days working on photos of my recent pens, I've decided to post some of my "special" pens here. The one's that I'm proud of, first:) When me and my better half were preparing for a wedding a year ago...

Hello Everyone. Been on here about a month and havent had a whole lot of time to actually use it. I am looking forward to seeing what everyone is making along with showing some of the things that I am making. I am including a photo of two of my most recent pens. The left is a hyrind blank...

When cutting abalone into strips, for a pen, what is the best way to measure for each strip so the finished pen has equal dimensions around the tube? Also should I paint the tube black for a nicer appearance? Thanks. Sully

This one was nerve-wracking. I destroyed the first abalone blank I tried to turn (the resin blew up over half the blank; the abalone's fine and I'm hopeful I can either repair it, recast it, or otherwise still find a use for it) so this one took a long time to turn. And it's really hard stuff...

My first casting of Abalone Green Heart shell pen, comments welcome!