Casting is like a box of chocolates

Lenny · 06-02-2011, 08:43 PM

With apologies to Forest Gump .... you just never know what you are going to get when you cast PR.
Having done a cast using four different colors, I ended up with a little bit of three colors left over. I keep some pvc tubes ready for the extra. The rod on top is the same as the one used on the pen.
I turned the first blank down to size and when it stopped spinning I couldn't believe what it looked like!

theidlemind · 06-02-2011, 08:45 PM

Very nice. Can you repeat it? And sell me one?

NewLondon88 · 06-02-2011, 08:52 PM

I thought you were gonna say "it's all full of the pieces people bit
and spit back in the box"

Neat looking blank..

Lenny · 06-02-2011, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theidlemind

Very nice. Can you repeat it? And sell me one?

Can I repeat it? That's what Don Ward asked me too.

Probably Not!

clapiana · 06-05-2011, 06:57 AM

good looking pen lenny

wizard · 06-05-2011, 07:01 AM

All I can say is WOW!!! That looks gorgeous. What a transformation. Thanks so much for showing. Doc

Rangertrek · 06-05-2011, 07:45 AM

Lenny, that is one nice blank. The chocolate analogy works well for it!
I do the same thing when casting; but, none of my leftovers look near that good!

Lenny · 06-05-2011, 12:54 PM

Thanks for the comments!

I almost didn't even attempt to turn this one. The photo actually makes the unturned rod look better than it looks in person. I really thought it was going to be a very plain, if not downright ugly, blank!

I feel a need to do some more casting!!!

Rick P · 06-05-2011, 01:29 PM

Wow thats great! I get more intrigued by casting every time one of the guys who does it posts a pic......neat Stuff!

76winger · 06-05-2011, 01:32 PM

It's kinda like Christmas a kid, you get a really cool surprise after you peel the wrapper off!

06-02-2011, 08:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lenny Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Searsport, Maine Posts: 2,498 Photos: 47	Casting is like a box of chocolates With apologies to Forest Gump .... you just never know what you are going to get when you cast PR. Having done a cast using four different colors, I ended up with a little bit of three colors left over. I keep some pvc tubes ready for the extra. The rod on top is the same as the one used on the pen. I turned the first blank down to size and when it stopped spinning I couldn't believe what it looked like! Attached Thumbnails

06-02-2011, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
theidlemind Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Berea, Kentucky Posts: 191 Photos: 0	Very nice. Can you repeat it? And sell me one? __________________ www.theidlemind.net don't go there, under construction........

06-02-2011, 08:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
NewLondon88 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Claremont NH Photos: 13	I thought you were gonna say "it's all full of the pieces people bit and spit back in the box" Neat looking blank.. __________________ maker of the original ResinSaver mold

06-05-2011, 06:57 AM	#5 (permalink)
clapiana Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire Posts: 501 Photos: 1	good looking pen lenny __________________ Blessings! Craig ChefwareKits.com PenDisplayKits.com

06-05-2011, 07:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rangertrek Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bossier City, Louisiana, USA Posts: 1,781 Photos: 33	Lenny, that is one nice blank. The chocolate analogy works well for it! I do the same thing when casting; but, none of my leftovers look near that good! __________________ "Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway." [John Wayne] 2nd Place - 2011 Edible Pen Contest Ranger (2001 -2011) Our Beloved Shelty John Carlisle

06-05-2011, 07:01 AM	#6 (permalink)
wizard Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,765 Photos: 935	All I can say is WOW!!! That looks gorgeous. What a transformation. Thanks so much for showing. Doc

06-05-2011, 12:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Lenny Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Searsport, Maine Posts: 2,498 Photos: 47	Thanks for the comments! I almost didn't even attempt to turn this one. The photo actually makes the unturned rod look better than it looks in person. I really thought it was going to be a very plain, if not downright ugly, blank! I feel a need to do some more casting!!!

06-05-2011, 01:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rick P Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Palmer Alaska Posts: 1,274 Photos: 0	Wow thats great! I get more intrigued by casting every time one of the guys who does it posts a pic......neat Stuff!

06-05-2011, 01:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
76winger Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lebanon Indiana Posts: 1,576 Photos: 105	It's kinda like Christmas a kid, you get a really cool surprise after you peel the wrapper off! __________________ Dave Herrmann Joy in life comes from doing the best you can in the things you enjoy doing most. My Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winger...3301218?ref=mf Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WingersWoodWork See my creations at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/76winger

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