First ever casting and 10th pen made

[Jeremymc98]

Jumped into pen turning head first and here is the result of my first casting with sweet gum pods and alumilite. Let me know your thoughts and constructive critism

 

[Jim15]

I think it looks awesome.

 

[mark james]

G'Day Jeremy!

The cast looks great as does the final pen.

The basic profile for the pen is excellent - ya dun well!!!

Cheers, Mark,


Oh, Welcome to IAP! Have Fun.

 

[McKenzie Penworks]

Well... my thoughts are that if that was the very first time you poured and you didn't have a stack of ugly blanks hidden from us in the trash can... I hate you. Other than that, very well done. :tongue:

 

[Jeremymc98]

Haha McKenzie. I had a good amount of CA filling to do as I turned the pen which I hope to avoid the next series of cast. It's a fun hobby that I needed like a whole in the head

 

[Rolandranch]

It looks VERY nice! Sorry, don't have any constructive criticism.

 

[TattooedTurner]

Haha McKenzie. I had a good amount of CA filling to do as I turned the pen which I hope to avoid the next series of cast. It's a fun hobby that I needed like a whole in the head

I was going to ask if you had voids. I had a bunch of them with gum pods but I used Silmar 41.

The blank and pen look fantastic. If my first blank looked half that good I would've done backflips.

 

[SteveAxelrod]

Sweetgum!

Outstanding job casting, turning and finishing!! You're in for a lot of fun and gratification. My first casting was also a pen blank with Sweetgum pods. The biggest challenge is deciding what to make next. Can't wait to see your next project!

 

[Bikerdad]

That blank is stunning, you're either a natural at casting, or one lucky duck. I hope that anything in my first dozen attempts turns out that nicely.

 

[Jeremymc98]

Lucky duck all the way!!!

 

[TonyL]

u r off to an excellent start!

 

[MikeL]

That came out very nice.