Betel Nut Pen

[Kalai]

Hi everyone, here is a Betel nut pen that I made, this is the same Betel nut that they chew. I love the grain in tis vegetable ivory, I have turned a lot of different nuts from different palm trees, but this one has the best grain so to speak.
I hope you all enjoy the pictures. Aloha.

Kalai

 

[SteveJ]

Pretty cool. How big is that nut?

 

[derekdd]

Wow, beautiful pen.

Never heard of the betel nut, and like Harlan Pepper, I'm pretty familiar with most nuts.

 

[Woodchipper]

Unique color and grain. What kit is used here? I like it.

 

[mark james]

Wonderful blank, and awesome turned pen! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Penultimate]

That's really nice, have you ever seen the Betel nut girls selling them in Taiwan? Where did you get the blank?

 

[Kalai]

Pretty cool. How big is that nut?

The nuts are about 3/4 -1 inch in dia and about 1-1 1/2 inches long, sometimes larger.

 

[Kalai]

Unique color and grain. What kit is used here? I like it.

The kit I used was an Ultra Cigar.

 

[Kalai]

That's really nice, have you ever seen the Betel nut girls selling them in Taiwan? Where did you get the blank?

I have never been to Taiwan; I have only been here in Hawaii. The Betel nut palm trees grow here in Hawaii, and I harvested them and dried them and made the blank myself.