Thatchers and Sand

[paulm]

I had a go at filling in with some sand... first and last time, it went harder than granite and I had to use a grinder to trim it down.

 

[Grump]

Pure silicone init?
Another beaut.

 

[angelo49]

Great looking pen.
Finishing the sand fill had to be tough.
Had to be careful not to ruin the whole pen.
Nice!

 

[Woody]

Then that will be a one off and it looks so nice as well try a different medium as hard as it may have been you have still produced a smashing pen

 

[brody2123]

Liking the idea Paul mate. And looking at the finished product, it was well worth the effort.

 

[chas_41_uk]

Despite the problem you had with it, it is a lovely pen

 

[Kardav]

Lovely pen Paul, is there anything else you could use that's not as hard as sand?

 

[Terry]

10 out of 10 for ingenuity and effort !!!!

 

[Goulss]

Blimey talk about giving yourself a challenge, hats off to you that it looks so good in the end:bravo::itscool:

 

[Buckeye]

If you use the right grit size you can sharpen your tools as you turn:wink:

It make have been a pig to turn, but it looks very neat and make a lovely pen.

Peter

 

[PhillH]

Interesting idea, how on earth did you think that one up ?

Nice result, so the effort was worth it.

 

[paulm]

Lovely pen Paul, is there anything else you could use that's not as hard as sand?

I've tried a lot of things Dave including stone, brass dust, pewter, iron pyrites and aluminium oxide but this is by far the hardest material I've tried.

 

[paulm]

Interesting idea, how on earth did you think that one up ?

Nice result, so the effort was worth it.

I've just got a head full of stupid ideas Phil

 

[smoker]

Well done Paul that is a cracker.

 

[Jimjam66]

Looks good despite the hassles!

 

[bassethound]

Dunno about a stupid idea, That's a lovely pen.

 

[billyb_imp]

Another great looking pen there Paul