100 Dollar Pen

[qquake2k]

Okay, it's a pen blank with a fake $100 bill embedded in it, but that makes it a $100 pen, right? The kit is a Monarch in black and chrome from Signature Pen Supply. It's an Elegant Sierra copy, but it's pretty nice.

 

[qquake2k]

The blank didn't look like much at first, but I've turned blanks like this before.

 

[qquake2k]

Why do they make blanks like these so brittle? It turned like inlace acrylester. I found that a carbide chisel gave me the best results.

 

[qquake2k]

As I've done with blanks like this in the past, I turned it straight with the chisel, then used dry sandpaper for final shaping. I used 100, 120, and 240 grits for the shaping. Then my usual polishing regimen: wet sand with 320, 400, and 600 grits; Dr. Kirk's Micro Magic polishing wax; and finally Novus 3 and 2, and PlastX. I'm very happy with the results.

 

[flexi]

Worth all the effort....cracking pen

 

[bluntchisel]

A nice pen - but I bet ol' Ben Franklin is turning in his grave, Jim! Lol!

Bob.

 

[Vic Perrin]

Cool

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.

Les

 

[fortress]

Nice "C" note pen Jim, good set of photos showing the different stages of the sanding & polishing.

 

[Terry Q]

That's a nicer blank than the ground up $$$ the mint removes from circulation. Lot of effort produces a beaut pen.

 

[bassethound]

Very nicely done pen..

 

[chas_41_uk]

Great looking pen Jim

 

[Bill Mooney]

A very nice pen Jim. Great finish.

 

[silver]

Great looking pen, excellent finish. That will be worth more than 100 bucks in February. all new ones will have Trump on them so keep it handy..

 

[Woody]

That looks a good un that does

 

[qquake2k]

That's a nicer blank than the ground up $$$ the mint removes from circulation. Lot of effort produces a beaut pen.

I don't know, I kind of like the money blank. The currency is real.

 

[Penpal]

Thats 125 Dollars AU you made there when I was a kid the US dollar was worth 50 pence or half our pound. If I said give you a dollar it meant just that.

Like your blow by blow round up.

Resultant pen ready to display everywhere you go. Thanks for sharing your good pen.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen Jim.

 

[angelo49]

Rich looking pen, Jim
Nice!!