Buffalo Horn and Maple

[PhillH]

Had a piece of Buffalo horn lying around as you do, so thought I'd try something different.

Married with a piece of Maple, seemed fitting somehow.

Lessons learned ? Buffalo horn absolutely stinks but it does polish up nice.

Shame most of the white disappeared onto the floor tiny bit left, but I think the end result is not too bad. The fine figuring in the maple got washed out by the flash, the pen does look better in the flesh I'm afraid.

Maple finished with friction polish, horn polished like acrylic, micro mesh all through the grits.

 

[yorkshireman]

Nice contrast

 

[edlea]

Looks good Phil.....but I'll bet looks much better in the hand .

 

[Jim]

I know what you say when talking about the smell off the Buffalo horn Phill, you done well to stick it out and produce a very good looking pen ...

 

[rowdyyates115]

Nice pen Phil, like the contrast. Like the white flec's in the Horn.
Never tried turning Buffalo Horn, if it smells as bad as you say I leave it for a while.....

 

[silver]

Buffalo horn absolutely stinks.

I agree it stinks a lot, and it seems to hang around for a while after as well...

Pen looks finished nice and well turned, but it doesn't float my boat. Sorry..

 

[paulm]

You have turned it to a perfect shape and finished it lovely but something doesn't drag me to it and I think its the fact that you've used a gold kit. Having said that I don't know what colour kit I would use, its one of those that's difficult to say.