Sunday Surprises

[Cwalker935]

I was pouring some blanks this morning and had mixed a little more than I needed so I started looking for another pvc mold. I noticed a piece of pvc in a pile of stuff on a shelf and grabbed it. To my surprise it had a blank still in it so I knocked it out and found a deep blue blank. I do not remember pouring it. I decided to make a gun metal rollester with it.


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I then noticed a piece of multi colored wood that I had used to to experiment with dye and cactus juice. It was fairly ugly so I had never turned. I decided to turn it round to see what it looked like since I was feeling lucky. I liked the look so I made a slimline with it.



Not too bad for stuff that was just laying around.

 

[Sappheiros]

Two very nice pens right there! That blue blank goes so well with the Rollester kit!

 

[Skie_M]

First he finds a treasure that he doesn't remember making (must have stole it, tube and all, from his buddy's house) ....


And then we find out he's a mad scientist in the making ... (experimenting with dyes, pressure pots, and strangely shaped flasks) ...


I say we nominate him for sainthood, so we can pray to have luck like his every day!

 

[RKB]

Nice pens. :biggrin:

Do you like the rollester kit? I've never made one. Yours looks awesome.

Rod

 

[Cwalker935]

Nice pens. :biggrin:

Do you like the rollester kit? I've never made one. Yours looks awesome.

Rod

The rollester has a nice feel and writes nicely. I am not a fan of the appearance but a lot of female family members and acquaintences really like it.

 

[stonepecker]

:musical-note:Some guys have all the luck.:musical-note:


By Rod Steward.



Love the look of that slim line. How did you combind the CJ and dye?

 

[ELA]

I like the interesting dyed wood pen.

 

[Cwalker935]

:musical-note:Some guys have all the luck.:musical-note:


By Rod Steward.



Love the look of that slim line. How did you combind the CJ and dye?

I mixed a couple of drops of Douglas and Sturgess Dyes with the cactus juice in dropper bottles, covered each side of a punky piece of woof with drops (letting it soak in overnight before switching sides), pressurized, and then heated.