Here is the first pen I have made from the surf gel blank.  It was very hard  and brittle but turned out well.

 

Comments and  such welcome.

That is awesome. I'm sending these pix to my friend who expressed an interest in this material!

Here is the first pen I have made from the surf gel blank.  It was very hard  and brittle but turned out well.

 

Comments and  such welcome.

Turned out gorgeous.  Great job.

I have a problem with this technology. Yes it is beautiful, no it is not wood, but it looks so artificial and plastic that I couldn't work with it.I don't want you to think I am mean or don't appreciate the work that is put into it. However I feel that if I worked to make one perfect out of this material, NO ONE would appreciate the craftsmanship it took to make. Only a fellow woodworker knows what it took to create this neat pen.

 

I tend to agree.  This is also why I don't turn many acrylic blanks.  Most everything I do is in wood.  I may combine things to make them different but that is yet another post to be done.

Its wild looking and different Larry.  Thumbs up!

Cool. 

 I goggled for surf gel and got  nothing at all that one might make a pen from.

 

What is surf gel?

 

 

Cliff, here's a link to additional information-http://thepatriotwoodworker.com/topic/16079-surf-gel-pen-blanks/#comment-61801

Oh I see.  It's either polyester or epoxy or both with the brilliant dyes the surf boards are colored with. I suspect  that the report that it eats band saw blades is because  abrasives and fiberglass fall onto it from the sanding of the boards.

 The dyes:

http://www.viral-surf.com/shaper/en/38-pigments-polyester-epoxy-resins

Polyester resin and epoxy are  widely available.