Stretch Shredded Money

[Stevej72]

After seeing Tim's (Tanner) Baron shredded money pen the other day I had to order some of the blanks. I did the first one with a Rhodium Stretch kit. I painted the tube with a dark green acrylic paint. I'm disappointed in the way it came out, so I didn't put it in Show off your Pens. I don't think the money blank really goes with the kit. I will try and get a new tube and put something better on it.

 

[stevers]

Pretty slick Steve. That is an interesting kit. Saw it on a few other posts. Nice job. Finish looks great.

 

[rdunn12]

I don't know what you are disappointed about,looks great to me.If you don't like it just send it to me,I'll give it a good home.[]

 

[R2]

That's a pretty good looking pen from where I sit![][^] Perhaps a lighter background would have helped the photo.

 

[DocStram]

Maybe it's the picture ... but, I'm trying to figure out what you don't like about it.

 

[Ligget]

Looks fine from over here too![]

 

[devowoodworking]

I agree with everyone else, that pen looks great, you should post it in the 'bragging corner', let us in on what you didn't like about it?[]

 

[rhahnfl]

Yeah... I think you did a great job with it. Who sells the stretch?

 

[Sylvanite]

Personally, I think that cast money needs a fairly thick application to look its best. Otherwise, you wind up with a lot of clear patches. Unless your background color is equally attractive, it detracts from the money. I had good success with cast money on cigar pens, bottle stoppers, a goose call, and even a refridgerator magnet. With a thin-walled kit, such as the tapa pacifica (which is very similar to a sierra), there just wasn't sufficient money density in the cast. In that application, I prefer to glue the money to the tube, which results in a much denser (but less recognizable) money pattern. I like to call it "money burl".

Regards,
Eric

 

[Stevej72]

Thanks for all the nice comments. It must just be me and I'm not real sure what it is that I don't like about it. I think Eric is right that a kit that leaves the blank a little thicker is better. I finished a Baron this morning and I like it a lot more. Will post pictures after work.