Pinecones - too cool!
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rjwolfe3
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Those are sweet looking. I'm still waiting on my pressure pot but have a bag full of pine cones when I finally get it.
Jim15
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They look great, should make a couple of nice pens.
SherryD
Member
very nice and very different. I like the look
workinforwood
Member
Very nice. I am a pinecone addict too. I tried some of those tiny ones, there's tons out front and they really do look like little roses. The huge open white pine cones aren't so great. The spruce cones that average about 3" long, and are wide and very concentrated at the bottom and thin out as they go up...those are my favorite.
I love your color choice on those. be sure and paint your holes to hide your tubes!
I love your color choice on those. be sure and paint your holes to hide your tubes!
JayDevin
Member
TD Look s Great!!!
Jeff if you any extra pinecones I will be happy to help !
Jeff if you any extra pinecones I will be happy to help !
rhahnfl
Member
Nice... I'd love to get my pressure pot going... someday. Seems like something always comes up.
rlofton
Member
Terry,
May I suggest you bring one of those blanks to the North Texas chapter meeting on the 22nd ---- and not bring it out until my number is drawn. LOML wants to know where you found pine cones in the DFW area. We can pick tons of them up when we visit friends in The Woodlands.
Those are terrific looking blanks! Very nice work. I would love to see a finished pen, once you've looked at the blanks long enough.:biggrin:
May I suggest you bring one of those blanks to the North Texas chapter meeting on the 22nd ---- and not bring it out until my number is drawn. LOML wants to know where you found pine cones in the DFW area. We can pick tons of them up when we visit friends in The Woodlands.
Those are terrific looking blanks! Very nice work. I would love to see a finished pen, once you've looked at the blanks long enough.:biggrin:
Glass Scratcher
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Real beauties.
td
Banned
Thanks Charles - instead of autumn sunset maybe I should call it "pinecones ala Charles"...... love the interference colors.
Rudy, funny you should mention the meeting.... I was thinking of doing just that. I look forward to meeting you there!
I just couldn't stare at them for very long. My fingers got itchy and I had to turn at least one. What an adventure!
Rudy, funny you should mention the meeting.... I was thinking of doing just that. I look forward to meeting you there!
I just couldn't stare at them for very long. My fingers got itchy and I had to turn at least one. What an adventure!
Ligget
Member
Those are really cool looking, I`m jealous!
Darley
Member
Terry those are very cool but tell me is 1 or 3 small pine cones in your casting
BTW your flame casting is nice
BTW your flame casting is nice
td
Banned
Serge,
There were 4 small pinecones cast into a brick that was cut into 3 blanks. Workinforwood sent me even smaller pinecones from Wisconsin that I cast in purple, royal, turquoise and interference violet. Those came out pretty cool too.
FUN!!!!:biggrin: Being a female I can say "I love the pretty colors!!".
There were 4 small pinecones cast into a brick that was cut into 3 blanks. Workinforwood sent me even smaller pinecones from Wisconsin that I cast in purple, royal, turquoise and interference violet. Those came out pretty cool too.
FUN!!!!:biggrin: Being a female I can say "I love the pretty colors!!".Glass Scratcher
Member
I like the pretty colors too! Does that make me a "Gurly-mahn"?
PaulDoug
Member
You got to stare at those neat blanks awhile. Have you turned any yet? Been wanting to see a pen out of one of those blanks.
td
Banned
Here ya go...
PaulDoug
Member
Thank you! Pretty darn nifftie
Freethinker
Member
Veeeery nice, Terry.
If you don't mind my asking a newbie question, what color (or colors) did you use for the PR?
If you don't mind my asking a newbie question, what color (or colors) did you use for the PR?
td
Banned
Hi Dan,
Equal amounts of 4 color mixtures:
Pearl Ex Interference Gold
Pearl Ex Brilliant Gold + Maize Yellow Mixol Paste
Pearl Ex Super Bronze + burnt orange
Pearl Ex Super Russet + Red & Oxide Red Mixol Paste
I would give the exact amounts, but it just really depends on the size of the molds and how much you're pouring as to amounts. If your casting with Alumilite..... there's not enough time unless you have an extra pair of hands handy. Hope this helps. If not send me a PM and we'll figure it out.
Equal amounts of 4 color mixtures:
Pearl Ex Interference Gold
Pearl Ex Brilliant Gold + Maize Yellow Mixol Paste
Pearl Ex Super Bronze + burnt orange
Pearl Ex Super Russet + Red & Oxide Red Mixol Paste
I would give the exact amounts, but it just really depends on the size of the molds and how much you're pouring as to amounts. If your casting with Alumilite..... there's not enough time unless you have an extra pair of hands handy. Hope this helps. If not send me a PM and we'll figure it out.
GouletPens
Member
I like the pinecones....anyone ever try stabilizing gumballs? I got hit by one today coming out of my shop....I bet they'd look neat too.
workinforwood
Member
Serge,
There were 4 small pinecones cast into a brick that was cut into 3 blanks. Workinforwood sent me even smaller pinecones from Wisconsin that I cast in purple, royal, turquoise and interference violet. Those came out pretty cool too.
HEY HEY...I'm not BADGER !!! This is the Wolverine State.
td
Banned
I knew that.....:redface: I really meant Michigan.... really I did.....
Sorry Jeff.
Sorry Jeff.
alphageek
Former Moderator
I knew that.....:redface: I really meant Michigan.... really I did.....
Sorry Jeff.
Sure... Apologize to Jeff for think he is from a state with better pinecones
Actually if someone wants a box of the little ones from around here, I'd LOVE to trade for some of those monster ones out west.
TellicoTurning
Member
Sure... Apologize to Jeff for think he is from a state with better pinecones
Actually if someone wants a box of the little ones from around here, I'd LOVE to trade for some of those monster ones out west.
You know, if I could bend my leg in that manner, I would be kicking my Butt all the way back to California... During my first marriage, the Starter wife and I collected a ton of those little Redwood pinecones... they ran from about 8 or 9 inches to about 15 inches long. I cleaned house before I moved out of Calif and decided I didn't have any use for them.... that was before I got interested in wood turning. We must have had 20 or 30 of those things laying around the house in various "artistic" displays.
angelofdeath
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those are really nice looking...great job...