Jason Swanson
Member
Plastic and Gabon Ebony is a segmented pen that I was told wasn't possible (or very difficult). I took that as a dare and challenge. The 2 pen blanks it took to make one segmented blank are from Ed Brown of Exotic Blanks.com after asking him if anyone had ever tried segmenting his plastic blanks in the same fashion I segment wood (pie wedges or stave construction). The answer was no because the second plastic touches a rotating blade it chips. The plastic did chip a little, but once the blank was turned down to "pen size" the chipping was all gone in the form of skew shavings on the floor. The small insert on the cap took a few tries before making one that didn't blow up into little pieces. There is nothing in life that is impossible if you put your mind to it. Thanks Ed for daring me to try this - it was a fun challenge!
