Segmenting acrylic

[chartle]

I may be over thinking this but can I put a maybe metal wood combo Celtic knot into an acrylic blank.

I need a silvery or white blank for a pen and just can't think of a good wood I can get at say Rockler or Woodcraft that is kind of grey.

I've been very successful with wood in wood but never into acrylic. Thinking of a Al dyed veneer Al insert.

 

[dogrunner]

yes I just use ca

 

[jttheclockman]

Jeff that top pen is a real winner. I like that combination and the design.

 

[Terry Lanning]

I have been working with Gabe's method of segmenting, my first one I was about to show you, but a window pops up and asks for my url ? what is that?

 

[Terredax]

Although CA is a viable option, I prefer epoxy for mixed materials.
CA has a low sheer strength. Epoxy has some flex and doesn't tend to release as easily as it gets warm during the process of making a pen.

Epoxy has worked well for me in many situations, and I use it exclusively.
Others may have success with CA, but it has it's limitations.

 

[bfrazier]

If you want White, go with Holly. Pretty much the only white wood out there.

 

[jttheclockman]

If you want White, go with Holly. Pretty much the only white wood out there.

Aspen
Want it whiter, bleach it.

 

[Cmiles1985]

I have done it using CA. I don't believe that I've posted the picture here of the acrylic pen with a wooden Celtic knot. I have posted one that is vise versa.


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