black Corian

[lostlugnut]

This was another pen that I took to Afghanistan. It is black Corian that I carried into the field. Nothing fancy. I had to cut some groves so I can hold it wearing gloves. That stuff is a beast to turn.

 

[TAFFJ]

I like it! I find sharpening the tools regularly helps to make turning easier. There are some lovely colours available.

 

[Rmartin]

Thanks for your service.

Is that black? It looks like it has some kind of fleck. Do you know the specific name?

I sent ten red, white, and blue corians off this week to the Freedom Project. I may need to add some groves to my next batch.

 

[lostlugnut]

I'm sorry I dont know the actual name of this color. It was from a peice that was given to me last year. The gloves are real nice when I was wearing gloves or when my hands were sweaty. They were almost an afterthought but they helped out big time.

 

[louisbry]

Nice pen. The beads for the grip are a practical idea.

 

[rhahnfl]

I turned a cigar in a very similar looking corian last evening. Didn't get yours from Alice Call by any chance? She supplied me with a very nice sized box of corian. Does truestone turn antwhere near as well? If so I know where it's ($$) going next...

 

[txbatons]

Good looking pen. Haven't tried corian yet.

 

[lostlugnut]

I recieved the Corian from a local counter top company. They had a bunch of scrape and they said here, its easier then tossing the stuff. I havent tried truestone yet. I am waiting until I feel my skills have matched level of the blank.[]