Tru Stone White Marble 3/4" x 3/4" x 5-1/2" Pen Blank

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Tru Stone White Marble 3/4" x 3/4" x 5-1/2" Pen Blank. Tru Stone consists of more than 85% actual stone. Your project will shine and finish with an appearance that resembles genuine stone - but drills and turns similarly to acrylics. Tru-Stone blanks are made by a unique process by pulverizing semi-precious stones into a powder, then combines them with other natural pigments and resins. Sand and finish your finished Tru-Stone project with acrylic finishing products.

Tru Stone White Marble 3/4" x 3/4" x 5-1/2" Pen Blank Specifications

Specification	Description
Size:	3/4 x 3/4 x 5-1/2
Material Type:	Plastic & Stone
Pre-Drilled:	No
Package Count:	1
Group:	Tru Stone
Category:	Pen Blanks

Tru Stone White Marble 3/4" x 3/4" x 5-1/2" Pen Blank Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 4 out of 5 12 Reviews

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Drilling the trustone pen blank

Reviewer: Ben Small (Huntsville, AL)
Submitted: 1.16.2012

The reviewers who liked this pen blank probably didn't drill with the .491 twist drill bit supplied with the kit. I would like to finish the Broadwell Septre pen I have but don't want to take the chance of ruining another expensive pen blank.

not the strongest material

Reviewer: Douglas May (Frederick, MD)
Submitted: 12.26.2011

Make sure what your turning will have thick walls. While it finished beautifully on the lathe twice I've had the barrels crack at the tip when assembling. Not sure I'll try this blank again anytime soon.

Easy to turn with sharp tools

Reviewer: Raymond Ruthen (Glastonbury, CT)
Submitted: 11.29.2011

I love trustone. They are opaque and provide a very fine finish with the right process. Sharp tools and light cuts are required though.

Too fragile!

Reviewer: Rip Stauffer (Carver, MN)
Submitted: 11.25.2011

Probably looks good if you can get one that survives the drilling process. I tried with two of these...one of the four peices survived drilling. The other three split, with a huge chunk breaking out of one side. After the first one split, I tried drilling in half-inch increments, but it still split through. There's wood that looks this good...less expensive and easier to work.

Tru Stone is a Winner

Reviewer: Darrell Mooney (Murfreesboro, TN)
Submitted: 5.10.2011

I found this material easy to work with. As with any material I suggest you work slowly and not rush the drilling or turning. I sanding up to 600 grit then used EEE Ultra Shine. As a final step I finished up with the two highest grits of the plastic polishing kit pads. What an outstanding finish! It looks and feels like glass. It does a great job complementing the higher end pen kits.

white marble

Reviewer: Richard Bazinet (Corsicana, TX)
Submitted: 1.27.2011

Great looking trustone blank. The ladies like them because they look soft and elegant. They make a pen look high class.

Simply beautiful

Reviewer: Blanca Kusumosurarso (Berwyn, IL)
Submitted: 10.11.2010

I worked on a yellow tru stone blank for the first time, what I found is that it was difficult to work on. I had to keep sharpening my tools once I was trying to shape the blank. This was time consuming, difficult and boring and I still had a couple more blanks to work on but they were the white and gold stone. I almost wanted to return the two I had but decided to anyway give them a try the next day. I'm glad I did because it was not difficult to work on the white ones like the yellow one. Anyway, the final results for the yellow and white ones were spectacular. I used them on the very high end pens the Broadwell and the Majestics and I was truly happy with them.

Easy To Work With

Reviewer: Jeremy Cecil (Spring, TX)
Submitted: 5.11.2010

I turned this material with mixed thoughts at first. The name trustone is deceiving. It is easy to cut, drill and turn. The finish is incredible with a nice Acrylic polish. The results are stunning.

Great turning

Reviewer: michael watson (angleton, TX)
Submitted: 3.13.2010

I turned this for the first time and it was easy

pen project

Reviewer: Bob Dempsey (Spanaway, WA)
Submitted: 10.6.2009

It's easy to work with and has a very nice finish.

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