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  1. 29th January 2010, 07:42 PM #1
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    Default Emperor Home Cast Pine Cone

    I cast this pine cone over a year ago, before casting really took off here, it cast with many air holes and pockets, so I recast with some red also, still not perfect, so I let them sit in a box until now,. It turned fairly easily and did need stabilising and back filling towards the finish. The finish is CA. hope you like, Amos
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  3. 29th January 2010, 08:25 PM #2
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    Looks good from here
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    Looks good from here
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    looks good from here as well

    great job amos

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    Wondering why you took so long to make it now... nice pen
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    That's pretty wild looking. Not a blank you are going to find in a store.
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    Wow! That's a fantastic job you did there.

    Like the others have said, its really is 1 of a kind.

    Thanks for sharing.

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    xcellent work Amos, well worth the wait and all the work.

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    Looks good Amos

    I assume as you had problems with holes it was not cast under pressure. Multiple colours can look better though, so at the end of the day, what starts as a failure turns into something better
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    Certainly a very rich looking pen and all seems to tone well together ,well done Amos! cheers ~ John
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    They look incredible Amos, did you make more than one blank? That is the kind of pen that I would have to say would be a keeper for sure.

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    Thanks all for your comments, yes I did make more than one blank, I was experimenting trying not to have so much wastage. Usually you saw off quite a bit if pine cone and use the last 1" x 1", I thought if I cast the whole pine cone then saw it up, what would it look like? The lower portion is your answer. Amos
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    That is so wicked looking, I was expecting the standard pine cone look, and wow, when I first saw this I thought I was looking at a burl of some sort.
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    mmmm gorgeous is understated here but it is one beautiful pen.
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    Thanks Toni, hope all going well with you and the family, Amos
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    Another superb pen Amos, beautifully done!!!
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