Chuck Hans
Member
I was wondering if it's possible to turn a pen from coal? I think it would be interesting to try and it should work pretty well since it's a soft mineral.
Originally posted by Mudder
<br />I've tried turning it in raw form and found it to be too soft and crumbly. I have thought of crushing up a bunch and mixing it with epoxy or acrylic (polyester resin) but I haven't found the time yet. I do recall someone posting a pen inlayed with coal dust not too long ago.
Ah Ha!
Here it is....Banksia pod and powdered anthracite coal.
Maybe you can drop William a note and he might clue you in on how he did it.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10388&whichpage=1#104733