michael gallagher
11-09-2008, 11:26 PM
A month ago, Keith posted pre-cut and pre-drilled corian pen blanks for sell as part of the effort to support the Creek. He has a couple of dozen types available:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=95535
I've never turned corian before, and kind of passed it by - I'm a visual kind of guy, and as there weren't any pictures at the time Ididn't think much of it. He later posted pictures of finished pens, I thought they were kind of neat, and thought I would order a variety pack of 10 different sets.
So, I turned one last night, and I am very pleased with the results. If you haven't turned corian before give it a shot - I used the skew almost exclusively, and ran the full series of micro mesh. The attached is the results of that turning and sanding. The corian is a little heavier than wood, so for my personal preference it has a great feel to it when writing. Pretty durable stuff, too.
For $25 for a set of 10 pre-drilled and cut corian blanks, it can't be beat; besides, you'll help support the Creek so go get some from Keith!
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=95535
I've never turned corian before, and kind of passed it by - I'm a visual kind of guy, and as there weren't any pictures at the time Ididn't think much of it. He later posted pictures of finished pens, I thought they were kind of neat, and thought I would order a variety pack of 10 different sets.
So, I turned one last night, and I am very pleased with the results. If you haven't turned corian before give it a shot - I used the skew almost exclusively, and ran the full series of micro mesh. The attached is the results of that turning and sanding. The corian is a little heavier than wood, so for my personal preference it has a great feel to it when writing. Pretty durable stuff, too.
For $25 for a set of 10 pre-drilled and cut corian blanks, it can't be beat; besides, you'll help support the Creek so go get some from Keith!