Petrified Wood Pen

[dcameraman]

It's been a while since I've posted anything . . . I've been busy, I got married, had a kid . . .

Anyway, I took a solid piece of petrified wood and turned it into this . . . Kit is the Mistral.

Boxes were a learning experience! So many different facets, but you can figure almost anything out on youtube.

 

[Monty]

Good looking pen. What did you use to turn the petrified wood?

 

[TonyL]

Congratulations 2X and beautiful pen!

 

[johncrane]

looks really nice Josh! also luv the box

 

[leehljp]

Gr4eat looking pen! You certainly have patience to work with something so brittle!

 

[John Eldeen]

Very nice pen Josh excellent fit and finish. I would love to here more about how the petrified wood was to work with.

 

[magpens]

Very nice looking pen !!! . Congratulations !!

 

[1080Wayne]

Very well done . I think that the wood grain must make that one of the most difficult stones to work with . Most of the pieces I find don`t have the structural integrity to even begin thinking of a project like that . I`ve had many wrecks just tumbling it , and drilling a hole for a pendant cord .

 

[Alan Morrison]

Just excellent

 

[SteveJ]

Very nice pen and box. I would love to hear more about your adventure in creating or getting someone to produce the box.

 

[mark james]

Beautiful finished pen - I also admire the skills for besting this material.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[dcameraman]

Good looking pen. What did you use to turn the petrified wood?

Thank you! I drilled a hole in the stone. Used an expanding mandrel to hold it, then rotated it slowly into a flat diamond lap until it was round.

 

[dcameraman]

Very nice pen Josh excellent fit and finish. I would love to here more about how the petrified wood was to work with.

This chunk was actually rather pleasant. It drilled easy enough, ground and polished rather well. I've had some stone drive me nuts. I'd drill the body and then start on the cap only to have it break part way through!

 

[dcameraman]

Very well done . I think that the wood grain must make that one of the most difficult stones to work with . Most of the pieces I find don`t have the structural integrity to even begin thinking of a project like that . I`ve had many wrecks just tumbling it , and drilling a hole for a pendant cord .

This stone was remarkably easy! I've had many more frustrations with jasper and quartz.

 

[dcameraman]

Very nice pen and box. I would love to hear more about your adventure in creating or getting someone to produce the box.

Thank you! YouTube is an amazing resource! Probably the best tutorial was by SageReynolds. Lots of good tips and tricks.

You start with 1/8 hardboard and cut it up. Then you glue it together and wrap it with fabric. The insert is 2" thick foam. I cut slots in it the right size to squeeze the pen and case. I covered the foam with satin fabric. It sticks to the foam with spray glue.

The tutorials on YouTube are much more in depth, and just seeing it done helps a LOT.

 

[PenPal]

Rarely have I been able to say wow on all entries like todays. Petrified wood is a top challenge you met so well.

Peter.

 

[MRDucks2]

The kit also pairs nicely with stone. Quite Nice!


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