Ed McDonnell
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This was originally planned to be a cast carved core pen. Unfortunately, I botched the carving. Rather than strip the blanks to the brass and starting over, I decided to try something I've had on my to do list. I coated the ruined cores in atomized copper, with a little iron mixed in. Then I hit it with acid and let the patina develop. Cast the patinated core in clear PR and turned to finish.
Not perfect, but maybe has some potential. The pen needs light to really show off the colors / textures. In shade, the pen looks like dark stone. Also in a spot where the patina texture was a little too high, it broke the surface on the clear PR during turning. It's solid, but it doesn't polish to a shine like the PR. That spot is hiding behind the clip on this prototype.
What do you think?
Ed
Not perfect, but maybe has some potential. The pen needs light to really show off the colors / textures. In shade, the pen looks like dark stone. Also in a spot where the patina texture was a little too high, it broke the surface on the clear PR during turning. It's solid, but it doesn't polish to a shine like the PR. That spot is hiding behind the clip on this prototype.
What do you think?
Ed