Gunmetal and gold Phoenix pine cone

[gawdelpus]

I cast a few of these yesterday ,but only had time to turn one of these up today for tomorrows market I used a light mix of pearlex to get some translucency ,seemed to be ok especially at the clip end where there is not much pine cone ,so you can see right into it like 3D hehe. Cheers ~ John

[Treecycle]

They look great John. Nicely done with the casting.
Are they just a normal pine cone that you find anywhere?

[dai sensei]

[Les in Red Deer]

Hate the looks of those components.
Too bad you put a super looking blank on those components.

Les

[gawdelpus]

They look great John. Nicely done with the casting.
Are they just a normal pine cone that you find anywhere?

Yep just the common old pine cones , but need to be well and truly dry and open with the seeds gone. I trim to about one inch square with a bandsaw , a bit scary and messy as bits go everywhere, then use a belt sander to get small enough to go in my mold . Also need a pressure pot for casting to force the PR into all the nooks and crannies ,turning is also a bit of a challenge as the wood is hard as, and then the softer PR ,but course sandpaper is a help ,and light scraping with a sharp skew works wonders , all up a bit more work than a normal blank ,but always worthwhile for the effort ,cheers ~ John

[artme]

Super blank John!!! And a well made pen!!!

Bit inclined to agree with Les on the kit. I have mixed feelings regarding that kit.

[PenTurner]

John, love your work, I think that style of pen may have to be held in the hand to be fully appreciated. Amos

[plantagenon]

Looks great John. The colours turned out perfectly.

[Christos]

Does look really good.

[MBUMIK]

thats a pearla John, i am gunna have to give one of these a burl one day, i drive through a Pine plantation to get to the Archery range every thursday night

so many things to do, so much wasted time at WORK

MIK

[tdrumnut]

Nice work John, I love doing pine cones, you never know how thdy will turn out.

[Tim_N]

The pine cones look really interesting ! Dont think you showed me any of those before.

[gawdelpus]

The pine cones look really interesting ! Dont think you showed me any of those before.

Hehe ! Tim you need to spend a little more time here next time cheers ~ John

[Tim_N]

Hehe ! Tim you need to spend a little more time here next time cheers ~ John

I do need to spend some time there. I screwed up a finish on a rose burl you gave me. Need some more tips !

[gawdelpus]

I do need to spend some time there. I screwed up a finish on a rose burl you gave me. Need some more tips !

Tim , I have no markets this weekend, so if you can make it some time over the weekend ,we can get some stuff in cheers ~ John