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A couple of (old style) Sierra click pens. Picked up 5 bowling balls from some neat people and offered them a gift instead of cash. A piece of each ball in each pen.
 

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Neat!

So, basically....ebonite? I am curious.......how did you cut the balls into pieces for blanks?
 
jrista said:
Neat!

So, basically....ebonite? I am curious.......how did you cut the balls into pieces for blanks?
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I have had a couple of balls that I think were ebonite-ish. Definitely hard rubber. Most are an acrylic of some sort, some turn easy, some brittle. Most times I start the cutting at work on a 12" capacity horizontal metal saw, then finish on my band saw. These were around 1/2" thick. Some are as thin as 1/4", rare find is 1 1/2". Only found one that thick, so hard to make a complete pen out of one.
 
These are great! With the material being so thin, it must be great for segmenting. I wonder how hard it would be to make a barrel in a pattern similar to a traditional bowling shoe?
 
This is a great illustration of looking for material well outside of normal channels or consideration. With such small quantities of material needed for a pen, the options are really extensive as to what can be used effectively. Thanks for showing these.
 
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