Charcoal Acrylic and Chrome Premium Twist Pen
Price ~ £35
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.
The photo really doesn't do this pen justice - there are also flecks of grey and amethyst running through the pen.
The photo really doesn't do this pen justice - there are also flecks of grey and amethyst running through the pen.
Pen #940 was turned on 7th April 2018 near Kingsbury Water Park on the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal.
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