Corn Cob my First

[Gary Max]

Had to give this a try. Found corn cobs at wallymart is the pet food section---squirrel food---cost about $4.00 for 18 ears. The good part is that it is dryed to less than 12%. It's on a cigar kit finish is Mylands friction polish. I spent the entire day making two of them---lots of little things I am still figuring out.

Hope this pic turns out good

 

[Tom McMillan]

Hey Gary---Very pretty!!! Real nice lookin pen!!

 

[WoodChucker]

Looks corny, but I like it. []

J/K Gary, I think it looks great, been wanting to try one myself but haven't come across any cobs yet.

R.T.

 

[smoky10]

Nice looking pen Gary.Did you use anything to harden it? I'm going to make one now that I got my pen kits.

 

[Gary Max]

Being new at turning pens I shelled the corn----cut the ears into 2 1/2 inch peices---per drilled to 7 mm just for soaking purposes--let them soak in hardener for 4 hours-- then three days for drying. I spent about a week messing with them so far. But the squirrels are real happy about getting feed corn off the cob.

 

[Fred in NC]

Pet squirrels, of all the things.. hehe!

The pen looks real nice. Did you harden it as you were turning it? It held together very well.

 

[Gary Max]

Fred being new at this I figured I wasn't that smart so I soaked them in a hardener first---them let the dry.

 

[Fred in NC]

Gary: You might be new, but soaking in hardener sounds like a smart idea to me! Holds it together while you turn it. Excellent job.

 

[jkirkb94]

I need to check my local Wally World and see if they have the cobs. I have tried only a couple of times to turn a cob and both times it came out wrong. Thanks to these forums I should have better luck in the future. Nice looking pen! Kirk [8D]

 

[dougle40]

Verrrryyyy different indeed !!!

Should go over big at craft sales !!

 

[melogic]

Great job Gary! Looks great!

 

[Gary Max]

That's kinda the neat part. Since I am new I don't know the rules so I have to figure out a way to make my ideals very simple. Oh when you dry the cobs just let them air dry slowly or they will look like a snake if you try to rush them. I think it was about 4 days---you can feel them get real hard.

 

[dougle40]

Gary ,
One more question -- What did you use as a hardener ???