Swmbo was standing at the computer
and said "I want one".
Now I need to find out how to cast one.
Nice work by the way.
steve
Wife and kids pick up pine cones when they go for walks.
with this cast I cut up the cones with my bandsaw (table saw will do but watch your fingers)
I used PR with pearlx colors gold and orange. (any fall colors will do)
Let the PR sit for a while. I then layered the PR in the mold and poked the pine cones bits around to mix the colors and bam.
Pressure pot is optional.
You might try smashing the pine cone with a hammer. I find cut offs show unnaturally straight lines which might show better. either that or turn the natural edge inward in the mold leaving the straight lines on the outside edge of the mold.
When turning use a sharp skew and stop every once and a while and CA the pine cone parts. This might be more problamatic if you do not use pressure.
Manny
