.308 Bullet Ink Pen

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I make ink pens out of wood, acrylic, antler & even used rifle casings. This pen is made out of two used .308 rifle casings. Pen uses a standard cross type refill. This hobby pays for my metal detecting hobby.
 

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That's neat! I suppose antler would be very tough to work with, from what I've heard about it.
 

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That is some nice craftsmanship on the casing pen - I'm curious about the clip, created from?
 

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That's neat! I suppose antler would be very tough to work with, from what I've heard about it.

Antler is more difficult than a wood pen when turning it round. Antler is very hard surface. The smell is very rough also. Plus need a good respirator due to the antler dust being rough on the lungs. Here is an example of one of my antler pens I made for a customer last year.
 

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That is some nice craftsmanship on the casing pen - I'm curious about the clip, created from?

I buy my pen parts from different wood stores in the Dallas area. The clip is a standard slimline clip in copper plating. If you would like more details on this, send me an email or pm.
 

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Looks like you do a real nice job on them. :icon_thumright:
 

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Besides pens, I turn the occasional razor...

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Just finished wiring my new tiny shop. First batch of pens turned in it.
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I make ink pens out of wood, acrylic, antler & even used rifle casings. This pen is made out of two used .308 rifle casings. Pen uses a standard cross type refill. This hobby pays for my metal detecting hobby.

Nice job,their pretty cool.Here is one you could make.A 50 Cal. bottle cap & wine cork remover :) 001.JPG 002.JPG
 

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