Pine cone Casting

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Kokopelli2010

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This is my first and very researched attempt at casting with pine cones! What do you think?
I used them on a Chrome El Grande Fountain Pen set!

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Kokopelli2010

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I tried to...

I tried to pack as many pine cones into the casting tray as I could while pouring various amounts of mica tinted resin being careful to warm the resin and pouring it in such a way as to have the resin soak into the fans of the the pine cones. What I need to do now is experiment with various types of open and unopened cones to see which produces the most desirable effects once turned. I was inspired by a fellow that won awards for his blanks but am drawing a blank at where and who made the examples I had seen?? (no pun intended!!)
Anyways, that was a small batch that yielded 3 large blanks approx. 1.25 inches by 5.5 in. Time to learn to make my own molds! Any advice out there? :wink:
 

SDB777

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What kind of pine cones are these?

I'll tell ya, Afghan Pine Cones don't like the casting thing, the heat from the curing acrylic opens them up.


Nice pen too!

Scott
 
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