Classic Pack of Inlace Acrylester Pen Blanks

easy turning

So far I have just used the cookies n cream blank. But if the rest are like it, they will be stunning! The depth of color is great and they polish to a high gloss. great blank!

I've been turning wood pens for several months now with great results. I thought I'd try the acrylic ones to see how I like them. When they arrived, they looked good and were well packaged. I use carbide turning tools to turn with for the most part. After turning just one of these, my tools were notably duller. While turning, as I approached the finishing cuts, my round carbide blade caught one of the decorative metal looking grains in the piece, and took a large chunk out of the material and it was destroyed. I next went back and turned a wooden piece I had prepared, and it was then that I noticed my blades were not nearly as sharp as normal. Unless/until I find a better way to turn acrylic, I don't plan to use it again.