Thread: Getting the croc jaws ready

beaut looking bit of mango neil, i was wondering if that catus juice would ever make it over here!

cant wait to see more of those jaw bone blanks

Gotta admit the smell of boiling bones and bleach was not so good hehe, but if the process helps make some more great pens then that is a small price to pay The cigar pencil was a good test of both the efficiency of the stabiliser and the skills of the Turner ,in this case Neil (dai sensei) Certainly a nice pencil in any ones book
cheers ~ John

I am going green here, looking forward to the cocodile blanks, meanwhile that is just an amazing piece of work on the wormy mango! Amos

Hi Neil

You and John are the only people in the world I know who boil up their pen blanks. I must say the crock pens are very impressive. Whowouldhavethunkit.
Is there no end to what you guys come up with for making pen blanks?

Thanks for sharing at the Melbourne wood show and showing some of your unusual pens to the audience. I am sure it expanded their horizons as well as mine.

Love youre work.

Theo.

Must get down to see those in person. They look good from here but a close up would tell me more!!

Well done again!!

Neil, you really are "dai sensei', The Master. Your feats of Penmastery are wonderfull to see, and try to aspire to. Your amazing finished products show by example, the huge effort you put into every detail from start to finish.

Nice work Neil, look forward to seeing your latest creations.

OK it looks like I am the only one not to see the croc jaw pens before. I really can not imagine what they look like but I sure am very interested. While I have heard of cooking up a plan I have never heard of cooking up a pen before. Unusual indeed. Really looking forward to seeing the end result.
Cookie

Yep, there is no end to the different things you can make a pen out of. I am making a special one for Ubeaut Neil, but what it's made from is a secret .

Today I took the jaws out of the pot and cleaned each one individually under the pressure hose. Many had black stuff and some even had fly maggot pupa stuck in the teeth holes , so needed some prying with a sharp stick. All are now stacked on some mesh hanging off the carport roof beams drying where they get a good flow of air.

I couldn't resist turning the cedar pods we cast yesterday into a Sierra , unfortunately the pods were different colours, but should look better on the full length blanks I cast.

Originally Posted by Theo Haralampou

Thanks for sharing at the Melbourne wood show and showing some of your unusual pens to the audience. I am sure it expanded their horizons as well as mine.

Originally Posted by cookie48

OK it looks like I am the only one not to see the croc jaw pens before. I really can not imagine what they look like but I sure am very interested. While I have heard of cooking up a plan I have never heard of cooking up a pen before. Unusual indeed. Really looking forward to seeing the end result.
Cookie

See here for my previous ones

Cheers

Amazing Pens Neil absolutely stunning !! I love your work.
Keep it coming.

Cheers
Tony.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Yep, there is no end to the different things you can make a pen out of. I am making a special one for Ubeaut Neil, but what it's made from is a secret .

For Neil it should be either shellac or wax or a combination of both.


Peter.

If the "U-Beaut" special is what I think it is ,will really test the stabilize tank lol. Cheers ~ John

Couldn't resist turning another cedar pod blank, this time a Cigar. Some parts look like a crocodile skin .

Originally Posted by Sturdee

For Neil it should be either shellac or wax or a combination of both.


Peter.

It actually has to be finished with CA, but Neil will understand when he knows what it is made from , although I will sand back and refinish with Shellewax to remove the shiny look.

Cheers

Great looking pens. very unique and excellent work as always.