jtate
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Sanded hickory nuts, stacked them together, drilled and turned them. Sounds simple but was VERY time-consuming. Not a recommended use of a Saturday afternoon but it sure did smell good.
Julia
Julia
Go Nuts!
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jtate
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Sorry for the overwhelimg size. I don't know how to make the image size smaller. 
Julia
Edited: Oh, Okay - but now it's little bitty.
Edited Again: Oh, fiddle! I can't get it in between so I'm going with BIG!
Julia
Edited: Oh, Okay - but now it's little bitty.
Edited Again: Oh, fiddle! I can't get it in between so I'm going with BIG!
exoticwo
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Julia,
Nice looking piece !! Try to post your picture in your Album then place it attach it to the page you wish it to appear on for this Topic.
Nice looking piece !! Try to post your picture in your Album then place it attach it to the page you wish it to appear on for this Topic.
JimGo
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It sure came out well, despite all the effort!
gerryr
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I like it. The pattern is really interesting. Now I wish I had a hickory tree. I wonder if Chestnuts would work? A roasted Chestnut pen so if you got hungry, you would always have a snack handy.[]
]kkwall
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Great idea, and brilliant execution!
JimGo
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Gerry, just make sure you use a "food safe" finish on your pen.
broitblat
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It looks like the effort was well rewarded. Great looking texture and pen.
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Randy_
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Nice work. I like it!!
bob393
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That just nuts!
Great work..
Great work..
huntersilver
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Nice pen and interesting concept!
jtate
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I'm thinking that it would work better if I had cast it under pressure or vaccuum or whatever, so some of the casting terial would have been sucked into the voicds between shell and nut meat. I think that would lesson the chipping and the need to fill in the spaces with saw dust and CA.
Any casters interested in trying it out, email me and I'll drop a "blank" into the mail for you. (Well, I'll mail you a stack of nuts actually.)
Thanks!!!
Any casters interested in trying it out, email me and I'll drop a "blank" into the mail for you. (Well, I'll mail you a stack of nuts actually.)
Thanks!!!
OKLAHOMAN
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Julia,
Looks like it was worth the effort. I like different[].
Looks like it was worth the effort. I like different[
].papaturner
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very nice and very creatative. Perry
Time well spent - a very interesting and creative design. I like it.
johncrane
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Julia l agree with the rest well done it looks fantastic and l don't think you waisted your time at all its a first!! []
]BigRob777
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Amazing. I wonder if it will shrink. I've been wanting to try that with something like pineapple, but the sugar content would make it nasty.
Rob
Rob
Sidro55
Member
Now that is neat for sure! Have thought of a lot of things to make pens out of but never Hickornuts as we call them. Great job!
Sid
Sid
Ligget
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Fantastic, well worth the effort! []
]jtate
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Thanks for the comments. Next time I'm going to try black walnuts!
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