new ten hour pen

[laurie sullivan]

hello everyone,

I worked on this last week and thought I should show you all what it looks like. this is a Majestic Rollerball Rhodium with 54 cut and shaped pieces of abalone shell. the shell was whole and the pen took half of it. It's finished with 4 thick layers of Ca. thanks for looking and I can't wait to read what you think.http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b88/laurie1953/DSC_00231.jpg
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Laurie

[Bernie Weishapl]

Laurie that is a beautiful pen. Well done.

[steven carter]

WOW Lauri, that is really nice!

STeve

[stan keenum]

Laurie,
Great looking pen. Can you give us details on how you did it?
Thanks

[Don Orr]

I don't post responses very often here but this is just AMAZING !!! That is one of the most spectacular pens I have ever seen. Could you possibly give some more details on the shell assembly ? Are the pieces glued to the tube or embedded in a resin ? I can't get over how fantastic this is. I saw it on another site but kind of glossed over it. I'm glad I got to see it again. Great photos too ! Thanks.

[Pete Jordan]

That is amazing Laurie!

[robert hainstock]

I love making this type pen no matter the vender, but the shell as others have said gives it an edge over anything I have made. Way to go. :D:D
Bob

[Tamara Brown]

I absolutely love the abalone shell in this pen. Very nice job.

[Steve Schlumpf]

Very impressive Laurie! Love the abalone and all of it's colors! Very nice work!

[Ron Jones near Indy]

That's one fantastic pen! Would you mind sharing more details of how you did it? Many of us are interested, I'm sure.