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hi all

i've made wood and acrylic pens:) but i want to start making pens out of other stuff:o

so what other materials can u make pens out of andwere do u get them:confused:

corn and ivory look good :p but where do u get them:confused:

also could yous say about anything different about turning them etc and the cost

[bdar]

Hi Stirlo I have seen pens made from denim, corn cobs, string, home made resins, snakeskins, newspaper, Darley would be one of the best to talk to re:- snakeskins, and he was also trying toadskins. There is also deer antler, I am lucky I am mates with a guy who is in charge of the local zoo that has deer and I also have a mate that hunts. There is also shell casings that you could probably get from a gun club or buy a box of unprimed casings from a gunsmith. If you go to www.thepenshop.net (http://www.thepenshop.net) register and search for Eagles photo gallery and look for his brite lite pen made from toothpicks. Also there is www.penturners.org (http://www.penturners.org) there are some brilliant pen crafters out there Stirlo, Darley and Eagle I have learnt so much from them both because I listened to them both and have watched Darley turn which was fantastic.

Darren

[Oso]

so what other materials can u make pens out of andwere do u get them:confused:


Here is an Ebay link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8258432912&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1


These are stable already and shipping shouldnt be much.




Oso

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would soap be an option.

i rekon it'll look alright and smell pretty good.

i'll make one sometime in the following fortnite and get back to yous.