Abalone is Expensive

[Todd in PA]

If you buy the Jr.-sized abalone sheet you get two pens worth of material. My leftover was about half the length of the tubes. I whipped up some oversized end caps out of gaboon ebony and made these two pens.

I might like this pen even better than the full abalone pens I made, and could opt to stretch the abalone into 4 pens this way. I poured some solid black blanks from alumilite for the end caps next time. I'd probably add some aluminum spacers and pair it with a chrome kit on my next one.

 

[Hippie3180]

Stunning work.

 

[Kenny Durrant]

It is expensive. Great work using the leftovers.

 

[KMCloonan]

Wow! I really like the Abalone/Black combination. Very nice!

 

[Jim15]

Those are beautiful.

 

[maxwell_smart007]

perfect - just perfect. I love the contrast!

 

[sorcerertd]

Beautiful! I admire your finishes (and pictures). I'll bet this would work equally well going with Holly for the opposite effect of the ebony. Then again, I'm sure there's plenty of combinations. That is a great way to get your money's worth from the abalone, though!

 

[bugradx2]

Great job

 

[JohnU]

Beautiful!

 

[mark james]

Very attractive. I'd vote for the aluminum spacers. Thanks for sharing.

 

[egnald]

Very Nice. I wish I could see them in person. I'm sure they are even more beautiful than the pictures convey. - Dave

 

[thewishman]

Those look spectacular!

 

[jttheclockman]

I like this approach alot. Not overwhelming. Hope you do not mind but I think I will borrow the idea.