2013 Tube-On Casting Contest Poll

[Brooks803]

Congrats to all that entered a pen for this contest. You ALL submitted amazing work.

Rules for the Tube-On Casting Contest:​

1 - For your entry to qualify for this contest the blank must be constructed by first attaching an object to the tube and then casting it in resin.

Prizes
First: Mpex Lightbox with lights $100.00
Second: CSUSA- Easy Pen Turn tool (104-526) $89.00
Third: Woodnwhimsies $50 gift card $50.00

The top 3 vote recipients will be entered in the finals poll to determine the prize distrobution.

Good luck to all!​

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #1

A brief description from the maker: Comic Superheros Sketch Pencil. Five superheros cast onto one pencil.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #2

Southwest Airline hat pins. Painted the tubes, cast and put in pressure pot. Turned to fit a cigar which is my pen of choice.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #3

Diamond back rattle snake cast in <ACRONYM title="Google Page Ranking">PR</ACRONYM> on a Electra

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #4

A Slimline Pro click pen with glued-on real gunpowder.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #5

ALL SEWN UP!! Sewing theme cast includes tapemeasure, needle threader, red and green thread with two needles cast on painted tube. Black Ti & Gold Elegant Beauty is the pen of choice.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #6

This is a Jr. Statesman with plaid patterned sea shell pieces cast in Silmar 41.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #7

Retired fire department bunker gear jacket material cast in polyester resin. The triple stripe mimics the stripe that many fire departments wear on their gear.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #8

Tubes were coated and textured with Bronze, Copper and Iron metal powders which were then patinated with acids and salts. The patinated tubes were cast in clear poly resin.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #9

Custom label (clown fish). Cast over with <ACRONYM title="Google Page Ranking">PR</ACRONYM> with a hint of pearl added to add 3D effect and feel like the fish are swimming in water.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #10

Tube on Cast --- Cigar Label on an Atrax Chrome rollerball. I paint the tube black paint then paint the tube with gold leaf paint before applying the cigar band to the tubes the everything is cast in clear Silmar 41 ( <ACRONYM title="Google Page Ranking">PR</ACRONYM>) turned and polished with micro mesh to a crystal clear finish.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #11

snake skin and feathers on burl. wood was turned around .020 thick and diamond shape cut out. diamond cut out in skin and glued. feathers applied to wood.

 

[Brooks803]

Entry #12

Aero with all natural sisal rope twine

 

[Ed McDonnell]

Time to vote. I almost missed it because it didn't show up in my New Posts list.

Which to choose.......


Ed

 

[Displaced Canadian]

These people are GOOD.

 

[InvisibleMan]

nice work everybody! I voted, but they're all winners.

 

[seamus7227]

my vote is in! Great job to all who entered!

 

[mredburn]

Holy crap Caped Crusader! That is some great work on those pens.

 

[knight_muzzleloader]

#8. What kit is that? I love it!

 

[BSea]

This one was really hard. But I finally picked one.

 

[THarvey]

#8. What kit is that? I love it!

#8 is not my pen, but I think this is the kit:

Buy Continental Rollerball Pen Kit Gold at Woodcraft.com

Fairly new at Woodcraft.

 

[markgum]

Great job everyone. Really making a choice tough..

 

[Waluy]

All amazing works my vote is in.

 

[panamag8or]

At first I thought Brooks made all of them... then, my stoopidness went away.:redface:

 

[triw51]

That was a hard decision very hard. All of them are great I made my choice but wish I could have voted for all of them.

 

[asyler]

great pens ,, man 4 is a real 'bang up' pen.

 

[Brooks803]

109 votes in so far! Everyone make sure to vote for their favorite cast. So many awesome ones to choose from. I'm almost glad I didn't get to participate

 

[Triple Crown]

These are great! One of my goals this year is to do some casting. Great inspiration and ideas here!!

Greg

 

[Brooks803]

It's VERY close in the polls folks! Don't forget to get in your vote before it ends on the 23rd.