American Plastics
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If you're talking abut American Art Plastics, I've ordered some black ebonite from them and found the service to be good and the product acceptable.
If you're talking about American Plastics, I've looked at their website and got the impression they are a major supplier for larger industrial buyers (but maybe I'm wrong).
If you're talking about American Plastics, I've looked at their website and got the impression they are a major supplier for larger industrial buyers (but maybe I'm wrong).
watch_art
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the black ebonite has some pitting sometimes.
the black from pipemakers.org is better.
the black from pipemakers.org is better.
Fortunately, I have not experienced the same pitting issues as watch_art (and if you buy 3 or more rods, their prices for black ebonite are pretty good). Where I HAVE experienced problems, though, is with their order processing/shipping, which is V E R Y slow (I think my last order with them took some 2-3 weeks to arrive...). Of course, we have all gotten pretty spoiled by the unparalleled service offered by the member vendors here, where your order is processed, acknowledged, packed and shipped before you even navigate away from their website, but I still thought that was a bit excessive.
watch_art
Member
Mark can be a bit slow - but AAP is only a side business for him.
Pitting --
Pitting --
I've met Mark from American Art Plastics at the LA Pen Show a few years ago and he's the real deal. One of the main reasons I started turning pens a couple of months ago is that I want to get good at it and then order a bunch of their genuine Celluloid and start making pens out of that...
watch_art
Member
Better order that celluloid now. The way I understood him, he won't be getting any more of the big rods. I think the white ivory stuff is already all gone.