Wormy pine cone

[Vince_Hoffmann]

Here's my latest pen. This is an old rotten cone that I collected last spring and let dry in the garage. The wood is black with mold and there are bug holes in and out of the wood. The resin is metallic blue/green powder pigment.

I'm not entirely sure if this is a Sugar pine or Monterrey pine, I've got 'em both in my collection box.

 

[Russknan]

Beautiful! Looks a lot like a Jonathan Brooks poured blank. Like it! Russ

 

[StuartCovey]

Thats very good! Nice job.

 

[OZturner]

What a Blank! Magnificant Result.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[Vince_Hoffmann]

Thanks for the compliments folks! This is only the second rotton cone I've been able to successfully cast and turn. The first one had beautiful black mold lines with no bug holes and was given to a friend of mine who resides in New Zealand.

 

[Fishinbo]

That looks stunning! Love the beautiful blank with those colors and figures. Great job!

 

[stonepecker]

Is that a big pine cone or something else?

 

[SDB777]

Very nicely done!

Did you stabilize the cone prior to casting?
Did you need to reverse paint the tube when you drilled the blank?




Scott (you gotta make more) B

 

[Vince_Hoffmann]

Stonepecker: the original cone was about 8" long and if I remember correctly, I found it under a pile of pine needles.

SDB777: Not stabilized, but pressure cast in epoxy resin with powder pigments. I painted the tube black, cones are notorious for having voids inside that show the tube, so the black paint is cheap insurance