Antler casing pen

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Stan

>Beautiful Pen. What Caliber is that? I can't tell if it .243 size or 30.06

Stan

Columbus, OH

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Raymond Overman in SC

>Real nice looking pen there Eagle! I've seen some of these before that just didn't fit for some reason but this one looks great.

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EagleS.C.

>Stan,

I know little about firearms.

I got the casings from a gunshop.

I know a 30.06 will fir a slimline kit.

I don't let the caliber stop me, I just make what I have work.

This one worked better than others.

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Frederick Nelson

>My guess for caliber would be 308 Winchester (also known as 7.62 NATO.) The length and neck is about right, though without measurements this is only a guess. 243 would have a much longer shoulder with a correspondingly smaller neck, though both would have the same body length on the cartridge. I used to reload commercially, so I've seen a few of these cartridges.

All the talk of regulations for storage of hazardous materials and "flammable solids," (which is what smokeless powder is called by shipping companies,) certainly brought back some memories. Fortunately, for my piece of mind, not to mention that of my insurers, much of that is gone from my shop, and while I still reload my own ammunition, I do it only for myself.

FNelson

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Stan

>You may very well be right. That is a more common caliber.

Stan

Colummbus, OH

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Royce Meritt

>I really like this pen. I mean I REALLY, REALLY like this pen. I would like to try my hand at making a couple of these. Here's the problem... I've never made a pen. I have done a fair amount of turning. Even turned quite a bit using a mandrelso I think I could handle it. I have one mandrel from Hut Products plus a couple of others (shop made, wood, etc.) that I use to turn duck and goose calls.

Could you provide me a few details on how to make this antler/shell casing pen? Every year I make deer hunting "gifts" for a couple of deer hunting partners and I know they would love one of these! I've turned some duck and goose calls out of antler so that part I can cope with. How is the shell casing "attached" to the pen works, etc. Also, it appears that the "nib" end of your pen is copper colored not brass. I like that. It looks like an actual bullet. Where can these be gotten? Thanks for any help.

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EagleS.C.

>It's a basic slimline kit that can be had for as little as $1.50(or less)

The nib came with the kit ,color gold.The appearance of the copper tip is the light.

Even under lights in the hiuse it appears to be sopper.put it on a wood kit and it's gold.

I suggest you do a couple of slim line s first.

There is a woodne "blank" that fits inside the casing.

Ca glue holds it together.

I did all teh turning on a JET mini with woodworking tools, but I wish I had a smallmetal lathe.

That pen takes about 4 hours of work,I sell them for $65.00.

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Royce Meritt

>Thanks for the info. I'm going to get busy turning a few pens to hone my skills and then give a couple of these a try. THANKS A BUNCH!!

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Eric

>Eagle:

Love the work! What kind of finish do you like on the brass casing to keep it from oxidizing?

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EagleS.C.

>That was finished tuesday.

I don't know how soon the finish I put on will break down.

It has 3 coats of Mylands sealer,3 coats of high build polish,carnauba wax and TS111.

If it were a personal pen for me it would be a labor of love to keep up with the brass.

I don't know how customers will feel.