One of the areas I have wanted to explore in pen making is using inlay material. I like the Paua Abalone material and found a sheet online that had all the purple, blue, and green hues I was looking for. I used the Prism Cigar Pen kit from Exotic Blanks to accent the colors. I cut 1/8 inch strips using an X-Acto knife which made clean cuts on the first few strips, but dulled pretty quick and left some rough cuts. I used UV resin to seal the Paua Abalone strips and then casted the tubes with Polyester Resin. Being that this is the first time I have worked with Paua Abalone material, I am fairly happy with the results.
On a side note, I made a razor blade saw that allows me to use standard razor blades with a straight edge (see the last photo.) I can easily flip the razor blade around when the edge gets dull. I found one razor blade will handle one to two blanks with very clean edges.
As always, comments, questions, and critiques are encouraged. Thanks for reading.
On a side note, I made a razor blade saw that allows me to use standard razor blades with a straight edge (see the last photo.) I can easily flip the razor blade around when the edge gets dull. I found one razor blade will handle one to two blanks with very clean edges.
As always, comments, questions, and critiques are encouraged. Thanks for reading.