#2 Water Buffalo Horn Cambridge Fountain Pen

[Mike in Nanaimo]

Hi everyone,
Haven't been on here to much fro the last few months. Still alive & kicking after major surgery and 6 months of chemo. Starting to get some energy back and cranking out a few pens. Thought I would post this one as it is one of the nicer I have done for a fair while.

Here is a Cambidge with Water buffalo Horn. Nice to work with and finish, but I found I could only use 2 of the 4 blanks I got. The other 2 both had a white grain line the full length and it looked like a crack.
Cheers
Mike

 

[Ozzy]

Looks nice. I wouldn't worry about the grain line too much, I've sold two with grain lines that ran the length of the pen.

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen Mike, glad to hear you are strong enough to get back on the lathe!

 

[Woodlvr]

Beautiful pen and great job Mike. Keep up the great work and I hope that you will continue to get stronger and healthier.

 

[JohnU]

Great Looking Pen! Ive been wanting to try horn but I hear it cracks over time, even if not being used. Have you had any problems like this with yours?

 

[johncrane]

Mike great looking pen well done
also good to here your back at the grind stone, and keep your chin up.

 

[randyrls]

Originally posted by Mike in Nanaimo

Hi everyone,
Haven't been on here to much fro the last few months. Still alive & kicking after major surgery and 6 months of chemo.

The other 2 both had a white grain line the full length and it looked like a crack.
Cheers
Mike

Mike; Glad to see you are back. I have some horn blanks that have cracks, and I filled them with black CA.

It worked well. I may try to start a thread in Penturning forum on how to prevent cracks from appearing after pen is completed.

 

[PaulDoug]

I love the look of the horn. Beautiful pen.

 

[Jim15]

Good looking pen, glad you are feelng better.

 

[TBone]

Very nice looking pen. Hope you continue getting stronger and healthier.

 

[wdcav1952]

Mike, it is good to see you back on the forum!

Very nice work.

 

[ed4copies]

Hey, Mike,

Sorry to hear your health has been a problem.

Your pens are always beautiful - this is up to your standards!!

Water buffalo seems to do fine, if it is a daily writer. IF you store it in a collection, it is more likely to crack (Yes, I have tried both, personally and this has been my experience.)

 

[desertyellow]

Mike,
Glad to have you back.
That is a pen worth getting out of bed for.
Keep on turning.
That is a gorgeous pen.

Tony,
Las Vegas

 

[bitshird]

That is a very nice way to start back turning, I hope your recovery continues and glad to meet you[)][)]

 

[papaturner]

Great pen ! Very good job.

 

[Darley]

Very nice, the horn go with the Cambridge kit,sorry and keep safe chemo is not pleasant.

 

[VisExp]

Very stylish pen!

 

[workinforwood]

Sorry to hear about the chemo...been there done that!!!

The pen is amazing. Since we both did chemo, and I lived in Vancouver for 4 yrs being originally Canadian...I say you best send the buffalo blanks you don't like to me! I'll split them and add a strip of something to contrast the pen, thus no more crack looking line.

 

[Dalecamino]

Beautiful pen Mike ! Glad you're strong enough to turn ! I hope your strength continues to improve . Thanks for sharing ! [8D]