5 Ebonite Red Swirl Pen Blanks

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5 X VINTAGE EBONITE

PEN BLANKS

RED & BLACK SWIRL

GENUINE VINTAGE PEN ROD MANUFACTURED AND STORED FROM CIRCA 1930-40s

THE TURNERS WORKSHOP HAS SECURED THE LAST IN STOCK OF VINTAGE PEN RODS WHICH WAS SOURCED IN EUROPE BY

TWO PEN COLLECTORS MANY YEARS AGO, THE ROD HAD BEEN STORED IN A CELLER UNTIL THESE TWO GENTLEMEN FOUND IT, BOUGHT IT AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO ENGLAND.

THE TURNERS WORKSHOP EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO LOCATE AND SECURE THE LAST BATCH (IN THE WORLD)

THE BLANKS/RODS WERE DESIGNED AND MADE FOR PEN MAKING

THE DEPTH OF COLOUR IN THESE RODS IS IN A DIFFERENT LEAGUE TO MODERN DAY PLASTICS / ACRYLICS

THE RED & BLACK SWIRL EBONITE CRUSH CAN BEE SEEN ON VINTAGE PARKERS, CONWAY STEWART TO NAME BUT A FEW.

THE RODS WERE MADE ON A MANDREL SO ALREADY HAVE A HOLE RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTRE, IF USING TURNING METHODS FOR PEN MAKING

THE RODS WILL NEED ONLY MINIMAL TURNING, MORE SANDING TO GET THE DESIRED SIZE AND FINISH. YOU MUST WEAR PPE WHEN

WORKING WITH EBONITE, EBONITE IS RUBBER WHICH IS VULCANISED, YOU CAN SMELL THE RUBBER WHEN WORKING WITH THIS MATERIAL.

A FEW COMPANIES HAVE TRIED TO COPY THE VINTAGE EBONITE BUT NONE HAVE CAPTURED THE ORIGINAL QUALITY.

SIZE OF EACH BLANK APPROX:-

130MM LONG

OUTSIDE DIAMETER 14.5 MM

INSIDE HOLE DIAMETER 9.4 MM

THE BLANKS IN THE PHOTO HAVE HAD A QUICK POLISH WITH HUT PLASTIC POLISH, FOR THE BEST FINISH I RECOMMEND USING

MICRO MESH AND THE HUT ULTRA PLASTIC POLISH, ALL AVAILABLE FROM THE TURNERS WORKSHOP.

YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPOINTED WITH THIS MATERIAL, WHEN IT IS GONE IT IS GONE FOREVER