These blanks are 3/4 inch square and 5 inches long. This extruded polyester blank has a yellow background with thin black squiggles through the blank. A new and unique look.
Because these are polyester blanks they turn quite a bit differently from our other blanks. They are more brittle and more likely to chip and chatter. We've found that keeping your tool under the blanks centerline while using a gouge style approach (especially with carbide insert cutters) will help keep the chipping and chattering down. You may find a better technique that works with your style of turning and tooling though.
Shown finished on a Sierra Nomad Gunmetal Pen (sold separately).
Video of a turned sample:
This sample was turned from a 3/4" x 5" piece of Centipede polyester. It was turned to approximately 5/8" diameter. The turned sample is solid, it does not have a hole drilled in it, nor a tube. So its appearance in a finished pen may be quite different depending on transparency.
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