...who has turned "Oosik"?

[Rudy Vey]

Who has turned Oosik? Can you give me any idea how it turns and what to expect. My turning would be larger than for a pen, more like a bottle stopper.
Is is really hard? Solid material, or does it have voids?
Let me know and if there are any tricks.

 

[Rifleman1776]

It is bone, probably very hard. That means high speed and light touch. You should be fine. Do show results.

 

[ed4copies]

Eagle turned a couple, he agreed with Frank's assessment.

I have never even seen the stuff.

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Lou (dcbluesman) has done oosik. A good carbide insert tool will handle this w/o problems.

 

[DCBluesman]

Very dense and dulls tools quickly. Polishes up a lot like antler. Not nearly as difficult to turn as warthog tusk. Smells a lot like antler when turning.

 

[Scott]

Rudy!

I'm not sure I'd admit it if I had turned an oosik! But the idea of turning a pen from oosik and giving such pen as a gift to someone who always stuck a pen in their mouth - well that just makes me grin! ;-)

As usual, Lou knows what he's talking about. Me, I'm just good for the occasional joke!

Scott.