Thread: Alternative Ivory Cigar

Very pretty, they would make great wedding pens with the horn as the male section.

Great looking Cigar.
Excellent fit and finish.
Good photo too.

Nice looking pen Chris, well made and an excellent finish.
Where do you get the blanks from in the UK.
I havent tried Alt Ivory yet but its on my list and ive not been able to find a good source in the UK where I live.
regards, beejay

Originally Posted by Simomatra

Very pretty, they would make great wedding pens with the horn as the male section.

It looks great .. but I wonder about the wisdom of a wedding pen for the
bride that is 'off white'

That's beautiful. I like everything about it. I purchased a pair of those blanks a while back but haven't gotten the courage to mess one up yet. Maybe you can tell me - how do they drill and how do they turn? Any special precautions that need to be followed? Is heat an issue? And what did you finish it with? Just fine polish?

Hey NewLondon. I was drinking coffee when I read your comment. You owe me a new monitor.

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Gorgeous looking pen, beautiful finish.

PS Know what you mean about the coffee..... Im going to have to learn to approach NL's comments with caution and no cup in hand.... nearly dropped the cup!!!

Thanks for the comments. Cisco, they turn and finish quite easily. The fact that they start out as a rod rather than a square makes it a lot easier. Heat is an issue with any resin or acrylic blanks and drilling needs to be done slowly, and preferably using water to cool the bit. These "alternatives" are a polyester resin rather than an acrylic and so don't feel as "brittle".

If you go to my web-site, in the area where I've got these blanks for sale, there is a page of turning tips for resins and acrylics. Plenty of text at the moment, but I intend to add some images at a later stage.

I like the colour, fits in with Ivory, like the finish also, Amos