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Multi Coloured Acrylic and Chrome Ballpoint Twist Pen

Whenever I start to make a pen from an acrylic blank I always remember the negative points. Acrylic turning is messy, I really try to clear every last scrap of it up; it can also be smelly; the sharp little chips get everywhere and it can blunt the turning chisels really quickly. By the time the pen shape is turned and I start the messier job of wet sanding through about fifteen different grades I'm usually trying to convince myself that maybe its better to just concentrate on turning wooden pens.

Then the final grades of sanding and polishing start to reveal something special and I really like acrylic again... until the next time.

This pen was turned at Fazeley on 22nd April 2015 just opposite the Canal and River Trust offices where a rare occurrence happened, we had sun for the solar panels to run the lathe and no wind to blow the acrylic shavings into the canal. I only make a couple of these multi coloured pens as they take ages to square up and glue each individual piece.This one even had different hand coloured glue between most bits!