My own Stabulized (Cactus Juice) Corn Cob

[Linarestribe]

While on Vacation in Winthrop, WA I found a corn cob at historic museum that displayed old mine equipment. My wife and I brought along a high school student that had never been camping. She particularly like the museum so the cob will go to her. This was also my first opportunity to dye and stabilize my first pen blank. Here are two video's of the chamber in action and the resin getting pulled into the blank.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PFYYYgKgiY

The pop is the oil cap taking off and scaring me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFifBKBkMqA

Here is the final product on a gold cigar. I went lite on the dye because I wanted more of a pink color since that is her favorite. The color penetrated all the way through, but I wasn't paying attention and drilled off center so there is a darker area upfront. I didn't want to show the other side so you only get one pic. CA finish.

Thanks

 

[seamus7227]

that kinda cool! it almost has a snakeskin look, nice job!

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[doddman70]

Looks great from here!!! I would have thought that the red dye might have "Pinked out" after cured but it looks pretty good. Did you use Alumilite red? or something else?

 

[Linarestribe]

Did you use Alumilite red? or something else?

It is Alumilite red from Curtis' website.