KMCloonan
Member
I received a great box of blanks from @kronewi as a prize from the 20th anniversary Bash. One of the blanks looked pretty cool, with dark (but translucent) resin and sweetgum pods:
![Sweetgum.jpg Sweetgum.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327771-11086aa9a085fbaa1b7cfeb4e72ba6a2.jpg)
I split the blank into two pieces for two pens. I painted the hole in one blank with a bright lime green paint (See the top two pics). The other blank I painted the hole with a yellow/orange paint. (See the bottom 2 pics)
It's really cool how the different color paints affected the final color of the finished pens.
![007.JPG 007.JPG](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327768-e2d39b5d091b8eb691ddb3b833971e0b.jpg)
![007.JPG 007.JPG](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327770-409a701bf725c18e2e59e577d2165242.jpg)
I know we have had numerous threads about this topic, but I really thought the colors I chose really made the blanks "Pop".
Thanks again to Kevin (@kronewi ) for the cool blank! I am looking forward to making more pens from the blanks he sent me.
![Sweetgum.jpg Sweetgum.jpg](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327771-11086aa9a085fbaa1b7cfeb4e72ba6a2.jpg)
I split the blank into two pieces for two pens. I painted the hole in one blank with a bright lime green paint (See the top two pics). The other blank I painted the hole with a yellow/orange paint. (See the bottom 2 pics)
It's really cool how the different color paints affected the final color of the finished pens.
![005.JPG 005.JPG](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327767-12ef88c4ea70b6dd1fb03e3d9e2268ff.jpg)
![007.JPG 007.JPG](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327768-e2d39b5d091b8eb691ddb3b833971e0b.jpg)
![005.JPG 005.JPG](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327769-e8a8806d59a027ffc2770aeec9a76c00.jpg)
![007.JPG 007.JPG](https://www.penturners.org/data/attachments/327/327770-409a701bf725c18e2e59e577d2165242.jpg)
I know we have had numerous threads about this topic, but I really thought the colors I chose really made the blanks "Pop".
Thanks again to Kevin (@kronewi ) for the cool blank! I am looking forward to making more pens from the blanks he sent me.