splinter99
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I had a customer request a shell casing pen from some 7mm Magnum shell casings she provided.
"Sure" I said. Everything went smoothly until I realized that the slimline nib is larger then the end of the casing. I know I could use the actual 7mm bullet but I didnt have one and wasn't sure on the drilling anyway so I glued a tube into a piece of wood and turned it round so I could hold it in a chuck. I pressed the nib in the end and with a parting tool cut down about 3/32 of the wide end of the nib. Much closer fit now. The piece of wood with the tube in it then became the blank for the upper barrel,
This makes a nice large pen that feels great in the hand
7mm Magnum and 30-06 casing pens with Caribbean Rosewood
Comments welcomed, Thanks for looking
"Sure" I said. Everything went smoothly until I realized that the slimline nib is larger then the end of the casing. I know I could use the actual 7mm bullet but I didnt have one and wasn't sure on the drilling anyway so I glued a tube into a piece of wood and turned it round so I could hold it in a chuck. I pressed the nib in the end and with a parting tool cut down about 3/32 of the wide end of the nib. Much closer fit now. The piece of wood with the tube in it then became the blank for the upper barrel,
This makes a nice large pen that feels great in the hand
7mm Magnum and 30-06 casing pens with Caribbean Rosewood
Comments welcomed, Thanks for looking