randyrls
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I do not often post pen photos, but I am quite pleased at how this one turned out.
When drilling the antler care must be taken to avoid breaking through the side of the tine. I drill a small divot in a wooden plate clamped to the drill press. Hold the tine with a pair of vise grips padded with a paper towel to keep from scratching the tine. Drill the hole only deep enough to clear the transmission and black top of the ink fill. Glue in a 7mm tube and use a pen mill to mill the bottom of the tine.
I use a closed end mandrel and turn off the bottom of the tine even with the cartridge. I then sand off all the bark on the tine. I distress the tine with a file and a nail then apply a mixture of brown and black acrylic paint to the blank. This makes the blank an even color. Now seal the surface with CA and you're done.
When drilling the antler care must be taken to avoid breaking through the side of the tine. I drill a small divot in a wooden plate clamped to the drill press. Hold the tine with a pair of vise grips padded with a paper towel to keep from scratching the tine. Drill the hole only deep enough to clear the transmission and black top of the ink fill. Glue in a 7mm tube and use a pen mill to mill the bottom of the tine.
I use a closed end mandrel and turn off the bottom of the tine even with the cartridge. I then sand off all the bark on the tine. I distress the tine with a file and a nail then apply a mixture of brown and black acrylic paint to the blank. This makes the blank an even color. Now seal the surface with CA and you're done.
