Ebonite and Stratus Chrome 2mm Pencil

[mark james]

Two firsts for me: My brother has been pestering for a sturdy pencil, and I ordered some Ebonite a few months ago and have never turned it.

So, A Stratus 2mm pencil with a brownish ripple Ebonite. The blank turned like a charm, and after a few PM questions/suggestions with Dalecamino (Chuck) on finishing, I like the result.

Thanks Chuck!!! (Newbies - find a Mentor, like Chuck to smack your head when you need it!).

I wet sanded from 240-600; then wet sanded through 12,000 micromesh, then applied McGuires Plasticx Polish. I have to say that the finish is one of my better - very few scratches under magnification (I credit the material rather than my skill).


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[ajollydds]

Next step, add chevrons. Great work as usual.

 

[Rolandranch]

Nice work! The material looks nice with that kit.

 

[magpens]

Nice going, Mark !! ... so now we can use you as a mentor !!

 

[mark james]

Nice going, Mark !! ... so now we can use you as a mentor !!

NOPE ( a few 1,000 more pens!)! But this was one of your/mine group purchases. I was very happy after playing with it. Chuck simply said "wet sand - start to finish".

And following instructions, the finish was much better than I imagined.

Mal, you should be happy with the blanks; and they are thick enough for most purposes.

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice work Mark! Much better than anything I've done on all levels.:wink: