That looks good! Any problems or challenges with the bone? I have giraffe and elephant bones from Terry yet to turn. Since the bone is so dense, how is the weight of the Gent? I'll give you tw(2) guesses as to which carbide tool that I use and if you guess correctly you don't get one.lol
:clown:Hey, Peter, whose carbide tool did you use?:clown:
Hi Chris,
Giraffe bone is very hard and stable. Very straightforward to turn. It does not smell as bad as antler but yet it emits a pungent odor. The total weight of this full sized Gent is 90 grams or just under 4 ounces. These Gents are like small 'clubs' and are more geared towards the 'collector'.
Mack, the ring band on the nib end is for 'decorative' purposes. Actually it's where I joined the two pieces of the giraffe bone. Got overconfident when drilling and basically 'screwed' up. This was my idea of recovery, simply by using the giraffe shavings with a little CA and you get the idea. Even after making a thousand plus pens, I gotta tell myself to not rush and 'focus'. That's my story and I'm 'sticking' (pun intended) to it.:wink: