Coffee pens (a different approach)

[Modelmaker]

Here are a couple of coffee pens I made for a local coffee roaster. He also asked me to come and sell my stuff at the local coffee roast off this weekend.

I would appreciate any comments, critiques etc...

 

[toolcrazy]

Those are nice. I need to make some coffee blanks.

 

[Mikey]

I like the darker beans with the platinum plating a whole lot more than the gold plating and lighter beans. The darker just looks more like coffee would.

Not a fan of the shape, but might be if there were a few more design elements there, such as beading.

 

[Skye]

I like them but I'd look into tinting (coffee color?) that resin and adding some luster.

I also agree that the green ones look off. Look almost like something other than coffee.

 

[Modelmaker]

the beans are actually from the same batch, the green ones are unroasted and the darker ones are (obviously) roasted.
Since he's a roaster he thought it would be cool and unique to show what they look like before and after

 

[Skye]

Then how about a three phase blank:

Top, unroasted
Middle, mix of the two
Bottom, roasted.

May not be two hard if you're making them in a tube. Just drop in the roasted, then a mix, then top it off with green.

Food...er... drink for thought.

Also, packing the beans down would be a good idea, unless you plan on tinting the resin. I think there's too much non-bean blank.

 

[PaulDoug]

I like'm. I prefer the shape of the non-roasted and the color of the roasted. But, they are both very nice. Hope your sale is a success.

 

[desertyellow]

I like the darker one the best.

 

[drayman]

nice pens, but i like to see them on a sierra though.:wink:

 

[Modelmaker]

Then how about a three phase blank:

Top, unroasted
Middle, mix of the two
Bottom, roasted.

May not be two hard if you're making them in a tube. Just drop in the roasted, then a mix, then top it off with green.

Food...er... drink for thought.

Also, packing the beans down would be a good idea, unless you plan on tinting the resin. I think there's too much non-bean blank.

Actually I have one that I haven't taken a picture of yet that is unroasted at the top, light roast, med roast and then dark roast. it turned out nice.

 

[redfishsc]

Can I get one in decaf? You guys don't want to see me after caffeinated coffee.


And btw, very nice work. I bet your friend is gonna LOVE those. Very unique.

 

[winpooh498]

Very nicely done!

 

[JohnU]

They turned out nice. Ive tried to turn 2 of these and both times, I ended up covered in coffee dust with beans breaking out of the resin. I dont like to drink coffee so my coffee blanks are on the back burner.