Vertex Pen with Burgundy Madreperlato blank

[NJturner]

While I wait for my group tap and die purchase to come, I thought I would make a couple kit pens so I could turn while I wait! Found a nice gun metal PSI Vertex pen kit in my inventory that has a long blank for showing off the Burgundy Madreperlato resin blank. I know with the advent of Alumilite, Madreperlato isn't as popular as it once was, but I still really like it. It has a nice depth, great colors, turns really nice, and buffs and polishes to a deep sheen if you take your time with it.

Hope you like!

 

[Humongous]

Beauty of a pen

 

[MRDucks2]

Elegant.

 

[magpens]

Nice work !!

That Madreperlato is very beautiful !!!

Where do you buy that blank material ?

 

[Jim15]

Looks great.

 

[mark james]

Very nice, lovely color.

 

[NJturner]

Nice work !!

That Madreperlato is very beautiful !!!

Where do you buy that blank material ?

Hi Magpens -
I bought a bunch of these blanks probably 10 years ago from Exoticblanks.com. I was really into pen turning a dozen years or so ago and put together a good stock of stuff, and then burned out on penmaking. Getting back to it again, so its like Christmas when I go digging in my storage boxes! I've got another half dozen of these blanks left in different colors, so will show a couple more over time.

The only time I have seen madreperlato being sold occasionally lately is on ebay. Last post I saw on this on IAP was in 2011.

 

[David350]

I have a stash of those blanks as well. Did you have to paint the tubes or inside of the blanks? I might have to start using them as you made a great looking pen....

 

[magpens]

@NJturner , @David350

Thanks to both of you for your replies ......

Sounds like I might just have to wait for somebody to offer a private sale/trade.