Guess the material!

[MesquiteMan]

Guess the material used for this Sierra. It is not wood and is not dyed.

 

[btboone]

Stabilized Shaving Stubble?

 

[altaciii]

Curtis, with you it could be anything! kinda reminds me of asphalt. Can you turn asphalt? Beautiful pen whatever it is!

 

[tmhawk]

Soapstone, steatite, Black. Beautiful job.

 

[MesquiteMan]

No one close, yet! Remember, I said it was not dyed. That does not mean it is not artificially colored. It is based on a natural material, BTW!

 

[el_d]

I was thinking corian but that wouldnt be Curtis, how about chewed up bluebonnet seeds that were removed from the mouth of endangered blue jackelope that only lives on the west side of I-35....

 

[IPD_Mrs]

I say Asphalt but Linda says dryer lint. I think she was thinking of Karl not Curtis.
ROTFLMAO

Mike

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

0000 steelwool?

 

[Russianwolf]

An Old Paint Brush?

 

[MesquiteMan]

Keep guessing! Something that many have turned before, just a little altered!

 

[woody0207]

artificially colored cowpie?

 

[woody0207]

uhhh... delrin...?

 

[Russianwolf]

Antler?

 

[PaulDoug]

I'm probably way off because I can't think of how you would do it but ...antler?

 

[GaryMGg]

Axis antler

 

[MesquiteMan]

Here is a close up.

 

[PaulDoug]

Originally posted by Russianwolf

Antler?

I guess you hit the submit button first. Least I don't feel so bad about my guess, I'm not alone!

 

[el_d]

SOS scrubing pad

 

[les-smith]

Cactus with black tube. It's Curtis, what else could it be.

 

[Nick]

Outdoor "composite" wood, used on decks

Nick
Lakewood, WA

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Originally posted by MesquiteMan

Here is a close up.

Curtis please do not tell us you cast the ashes of a long ago lost relative. [:0]

Mike

 

[MesquiteMan]

Ding ding ding...we have a winner!

It is a piece of Axis Antler from an Axis deer that I shot a while back. The Axis was still in velvet so I did a skull mount and removed the velvet myself. Because it was still in velvet, (read, still growing) the antler was very porous and light. Unfortunately, I hung the mount over the door going into my shop and one day it decided to fall and shatter on the floor!

Seeing an opportunity, I decided to cut it up into blanks! Due to its porosity and the fact that I will cast anything, I put it in a mold and pressure cast it with black Alumilite to see what would happen. The Alumilite penetrated completely and did a really good job of making it usable. Not overly exciting as a material but unique nonetheless!

 

[airrat]

Its Black Axis. But I cheated



Curtis I just looked at the name of the picture. One day someone will get all of us that do that and give it some fake name.

 

[MesquiteMan]

Originally posted by airrat

Its Black Axis. But I cheated



Curtis I just looked at the name of the picture. One day someone will get all of us that do that and give it some fake name.

Airrat, you smarta$$!!! Next time I will have to remember to use a different file name!!

 

[desertyellow]

It was fun while it lasted.
Looks like we have a bunch of CSI penturners.
That was enjoyable.
Thanks for the brake from the mundane.

 

[PaulDoug]

Well I was not too far off. Makes a nice looking pen and a rea conversation piece.

 

[GaryMGg]

whaddIwin?!?!?

 

[reddwil]

Looks like some type of antler to me.

 

[Skye]

Originally posted by reddwil

Looks like some type of antler to me.

Heh, someone didn't read the post yet.

 

[VisExp]

I would never have guessed the material, but I sure like the effect! Very nice.

 

[mikes pens]

Jimmy Hoffa's leg bone?

 

[redfishsc]

Originally posted by mikes pens

Jimmy Hoffa's leg bone?

Can't be. It's buried under my house. Problem is, I can't find my house anymore.


I was gonna guess salt and pepper cast in resin. Not even close[B)]

Excellent choice of platings to go with it!

 

[Nick]

I have to say, This was a fun topic, reading all the posts. Why not make this a permanant topic, "Guess the material" or???
Your thoughts?