Sylvanite
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At least that's how I like to think of it. The pen is quite a bit fatter than I usually like, but that's just how it wanted to come out. The material is shredded money -- very densely packed.
Money Burl
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fernhills
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Hi i made one,they are fun,,did ya get the blank from Eugene,i have one more to make,,the pen is real nice.. carl
winpooh498
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I like! I need to get some of those.
Sylvanite
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No, I picked up a bag of shredded money sometime back and have made several money pens and other money items, including a refridgerator magnet, bottle stopper, and goose call. It's a fun material. Regular cast money doesn't have nearly the density of the above pen, and the outcome is more recognizable and less burl-like.
txbatons
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What. Wads of money? Or some of those blanks? [
]Beautiful pen, by the way. Great name!
jhs494
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Very nice pen. It looks great!
Ligget
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WOW! That pen is lovely, really like those blanks![]
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doddman70
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very cool!!!![]
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edstreet
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ok so who/where has these blanks?
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R2
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You say it's a bit fatter than normal. Is that because you had a fat waallet?[][]
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Sylvanite
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The pen wasn't made from a cast blank. It is actually a glue-up. I packed shredded money around the brass tube and drizzled it with CA glue. I built up the money, turned it to shape, and finished with more CA. It was pretty easy to do - easier than casting anyway.
johncrane
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Eric your pen looks really good mate and sure is different from my own cast money blanks,
CA might also be a the cheaper way to go,do you remember how much CA you used.[]
CA might also be a the cheaper way to go,do you remember how much CA you used.[
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Sylvanite
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I don't remember exactly how much CA I used, but I would guess it was less than an ounce (thin and medium).
ed4copies
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Very innovative, Eric.
Congratulations!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!
Mather323
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Gotta try it, where can you get the shreaded money?
Sylvanite
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The most economic price I've come across is directly from the US Treasury Department, Bureau of Printing and Engraving (BEP). They sell a 5-lb bag for $45.00 at http://www.moneyfactory.gov/store/section.cfm/73/435. That's enough to make a LOT of pens. I've barely put a dent in my bag so far.
I haven't tried http://www.oldcash.com/, but they sell smaller quantities of shredded currency as well. The products appear to be different, though. Oldcash.com's shreds are in long strips, while the money I got from the BEP is chopped into little bits.
If you just want to try it out but don't want to buy an entire money bag, let me know. I'll see about packaging a smaller baggie at a reasonable price.
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