Comments On Oct 29, 2020:These are very eye catching, but can be extremely hard to work without them blowing up or chipping out huge chunks. If I get more, i'm going to stabilize them in cactus juice first which is the way to go with these things I think. Definitely sand or saw the corners off before trying to turn. Soaking with thin CA along the way will help a lot too if you aren't setup to stabilize.
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Comments On Oct 03, 2016:I don't really use it as intended for pen turning but I hand carved it into a calligraphy pen and it really catches eyes.
Wish it came in a bigger size
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Comments On Apr 06, 2013:I'm fairly new to truning, so i was really excited to get this blank. It was going to be a Christmas present for my little sister. It looked great plenty of color and I loved the patterns in the woods. Got half way done and the wood just split apart. I don't put all the blame on the blank, I'm sure I wasn't using the right technique or some thing, it just stunk not being able to give her that. I will probably get another soon and try again. If it works out I'll wirte a new review.
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