How to make these effects?

[Wim Tienhoven]

I've been searching for hours on fora, youtube, etc, but i can't find a guide (neither figure it out myself) how to make a blank like this one:

I really love the effect with the thin lines between the colors. Anyone knows how to do this perhaps?

 

[Mike8850]

I think this is what you are looking for Making A Ribbon Pen Blank | Woodturning Videos
Here's another https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IklECBlZfg&feature=youtu.be
Hope these helps.
Mike

 

[Wim Tienhoven]

Hey Mike, that's exactly what i am looking for, many thanks!

I would never ever thought of googling on the word ribbon so i guess i would never found it myself.

 

[Mike8850]

You're welcome.
These are next on my to try list.
Mike

 

[Joey-Nieves]

Check this guy out;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x0yd6WNdsc&index=7&list=WL

 

[chartle]

I asked this awhile ago and you may get semi close but you aren't going to completely replicate those blanks.

I was told its a major industrial process using high pressure. If you look at the blank its not really a ribbon running through the but a large thin sheet or membrane separating two, usually different colored, areas of resin. This membrane is moving in a 3 dimensional fashion that I just don't see in those tutorials.

Oh I hope I'm wrong since I would love to make these kinds of blanks.

 

[Wim Tienhoven]

I asked this awhile ago and you may get semi close but you aren't going to completely replicate those blanks.

I was told its a major industrial process using high pressure. If you look at the blank its not really a ribbon running through the but a large thin sheet or membrane separating two, usually different colored, areas of resin. This membrane is moving in a 3 dimensional fashion that I just don't see in those tutorials.

Oh I hope I'm wrong since I would love to make these kinds of blanks.

Its slightly different indeed but its a good starting point for me. There is always the next step i think to make the ribbon from 2-3 layers. For example:

We want to make a blue blank with white separation ribbons. Then we first pour a very thin layer of light bleu, then white, topped with blue again. After putting them into the molds, we fill that with 3-4 shades of blue, all very close to each other in color.

 

[Wim Tienhoven]

Check this guy out;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x0yd6WNdsc&index=7&list=WL

Seen that video this afternoon, good find, thanks.

 

[CREID]

Try the tutorial in the library.
http://content.penturners.org/library/casting/ribbon_process.pdf