CabinetMaker
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I just got my package of pen kits from Exotic Blanks last night and I couldn't wait to open it. The Gun Metal Sierra kits will be perfect for the graduation gifts I have in mind. I dug a little deeper into the box looking for the freebie. Would it be an acrylic blank with an interesting swirl of color? A wood blank with a nice touch of figure? A feather blank? A rope twist blank? (Hey, a guy can dream, can't he!?) Oh, the anticipation! I found it. A package of Tootsie Rolls.
Okay, not exactly what I was expecting. But it got me to thinking. A Tootsie Roll blank, maybe cast in a white acrylic. Yeah, that sounds tasty. So what do I need... A pressure pot and casting materials and molds and ... Okay, I am not set up to do casting and my wife would skin me alive if I start buying the stuff I need to start casting. My first casting project would likely be an arm cast for me.
Hmm... Well, the bash will be here before we know it so maybe I can use these to enter the edible pen contest. That has some potential. They are fresh Tootsie Rolls so they area still pliable and can be formed. I mulled a few ideas over in my head and I settled a good one. Imagine my surprise when I looked down to discover that I had eaten my raw materials! Oh well. Time to place another order.
Ed, all kidding aside, thank you for the prompt service on my order. The Tootsie Rolls were much enjoyed. Keep up the good work!
(Side bar: At work we have a special printer for printing arc flash warning labels. We have to order the printing stock from one company and the they always include M&M's in their orders. Almond Roca's around Christmas time. I always make sure I am the one who orders the labels because I look forward to the M&M's. I think candy is a nice little freebie to find in a package.)
Okay, not exactly what I was expecting. But it got me to thinking. A Tootsie Roll blank, maybe cast in a white acrylic. Yeah, that sounds tasty. So what do I need... A pressure pot and casting materials and molds and ... Okay, I am not set up to do casting and my wife would skin me alive if I start buying the stuff I need to start casting. My first casting project would likely be an arm cast for me.
Hmm... Well, the bash will be here before we know it so maybe I can use these to enter the edible pen contest. That has some potential. They are fresh Tootsie Rolls so they area still pliable and can be formed. I mulled a few ideas over in my head and I settled a good one. Imagine my surprise when I looked down to discover that I had eaten my raw materials! Oh well. Time to place another order.
Ed, all kidding aside, thank you for the prompt service on my order. The Tootsie Rolls were much enjoyed. Keep up the good work!
(Side bar: At work we have a special printer for printing arc flash warning labels. We have to order the printing stock from one company and the they always include M&M's in their orders. Almond Roca's around Christmas time. I always make sure I am the one who orders the labels because I look forward to the M&M's. I think candy is a nice little freebie to find in a package.)