Malachite and Chrome

[Ironwood]

Been a long time since I have turned anything, so when I had a bit of spare time I took the opportunity to see what I could use out of the drawers.
I found this unused kit, and found a piece of Truestone already glued up on a Sierra tube.
It felt good to be at the lathe again

 

[CjG78]

Beautiful mate

 

[Alan Morrison]

Nice, Brad. Which kit is that?
It looks like it is easy to hold and write with.

Alan

 

[Ironwood]

Nice, Brad. Which kit is that?
It looks like it is easy to hold and write with.

Alan

Looks like it's called "Virage". It is a nice pen to hold and write with.
It's built on the same chassis as the Sierra, I prefer a pen that has a nib or finial that unscrews to change the refill.
But it's a nice looking kit all the same.

 

[Ironwood]

Beautiful mate
Thanks Casey .

 

[RichAldrich]

Nice blank and pen!!

 

[mark james]

A beautiful blank - well done.

 

[Larryreitz]

That one is a winner for sure.

 

[Jim15]

That's a beauty.

 

[egnald]

I have some of that Malachite but I haven't turned it yet. Very nice pen. - Dave

 

[Kcimdrib]

Great looking pen well done

 

[jttheclockman]

One of my all time favorite materials for making classy looking pens. Nice job.

 

[sorcerertd]

That's a beautiful pen! I hope you were careful with the dust. IIRC, there is real malachite in the truestone and it's pretty toxic to inhale.

 

[Ironwood]

Thanks all, for the nice comments.

 

[Ironwood]

That's a beautiful pen! I hope you were careful with the dust. IIRC, there is real malachite in the truestone and it's pretty toxic to inhale.

The 6 inch dust extraction hose behind my lathe sucks away all dust and fumes, but a good caution for those without dust extraction. Thanks.

 

[magpens]

Talk about a "quick fix" !! . I'll bet you got it from making THAT pen, Brad !!

It is GORGEOUS !!!!

Malachite green on the chrome Virage kit ..... can't beat it !!!!

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice Brad. I like that trustone blank.

 

[Pen Zen]

Pens like that are why I keep coming back to this site. Wow.

 

[TDahl]

Very nice.