Photos of most recent pen cores

[H2O]

I was finally able to release them. The tempuature hasn't made it over 55 today and it's been dreary.
I was told by my significant other, that these look better than the photos.
I hope the recipient agrees.

 

[Charlie_W]

Those look great! I would like to see the finished pens!

 

[Fay Prozora]

Wow beautiful! Is this the castin craft resin? I want to try it but I will be getting a pressure pot set up this pay day so I can use the rest of that alumilite that I have. So come Wednesday I'm going to our new HF store to pick up the pot. Maybe if I have enough, I will get the air thing too. Fay

 

[edstreet]

what is a 'pen core' ?

 

[H2O]

what is a 'pen core' ?

Explanation here.:wink:
http://www.penturners.org/forum/f43/way-too-much-fun-doing-132718/

 

[edstreet]

Interesting. So you are calling a pen blank a 'core'. This would be highly confusing with terms like the apple core, the core of the earth and the like. What's even more confusing is the body material gets cored with a drill bit then shaved round and inside the hollow core you put the pen kit.

 

[H2O]

Perhaps you prefer pen cylinder?

When you core an apple what shape is it?
Have you seen a geologist core the earth? What shape is it?
What shape is the core of a tree?

After a core is drilled, it is a tube or hollow cylinder.
What it becomes, makes no difference in what it is at the beginning.

I apologize for confusing you.
I just won't call them anything.:wink:

 

[PR_Princess]

Beautiful castings Dan!! I LOVE the colors!!!! You do know that once you have been bitten by the casting bug, there is no cure right?:tongue:

Oh and FWIW, I think that considering your avatar, calling your castings cores is particularly apropos.

 

[SteveJ]

Those sure do look sweet!

 

[larrystephens]

Core is better than stick

Perhaps you prefer pen cylinder?

When you core an apple what shape is it?
Have you seen a geologist core the earth? What shape is it?
What shape is the core of a tree?

After a core is drilled, it is a tube or hollow cylinder.
What it becomes, makes no difference in what it is at the beginning.

I apologize for confusing you.
I just won't call them anything.:wink:

I noticed that the pen designer that sold a design to PSI, Broadwell, calls us all "stick drillers", so either core or blank is better that "stick".

 

[Chromey]

I am not sure why some of the threads I read are critical rather than helpful. I do not post as much as when I first came because of this. I abhor confrontation but have learned to use the "ignore" function, so that I can read threads. Good job H20, I would be proud to have any of your cores.

 

[jsolie]

Those look great!

I don't have a problem calling them pen cores. I have a wall core sitting on my desk at work. It's about 3"x12" with some rebar running through it.