Casein Jr. Statesman FP

[Stevej72]

I ordered this piece of Casein from ExoticBlanks and it came the other day. I took my time working with it because I was afraid I would destroy it with that last fine cut. This stuff is great to work with. The picture is horrible as it is more glossy in person.

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen.

 

[turbowagon]

Nice pen! Does casein take a finish, or does it polish up good by itself?

 

[PaulDoug]

Beautiful pen. I really want to try some of that.

 

[bitshird]

Very nice pen, the Casien looks great.

 

[maxman400]

NICE, Very elegant.

 

[1dweeb]

Cool pen.

 

[penfancy]

Steve, is casein very brittle or does it turn like a poly resin?
It looks like an antique. I'd love to order some soon. I just keep putting it off.

 

[Stevej72]

Thanks for the comments! I didn't find Casein brittle at all. It turned very easily, of course I was very careful to keep my tools sharp and I took my time since it is one of the more expensive blanks I've ever used. I didn't put a finish on it, I used my buffing wheels to polish it.

 

[ed4copies]

Great looking pen, Steve!!

I agree with your approach--buffing works best, in my opinion.

 

[turbowagon]

Thanks for the finishing tips. I have some that I've been waiting to turn myself.

 

[ed4copies]

Like the resins, I always suggest starting with the "corners". Turn the ends down, close to finished size. Then, if you get "chip outs", as you take down the rest of the blank, they are not likely to be deep enough to affect your final pen size.

 

[johncrane]

Your casein pen looks really good.