plantman
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Walnuts, that is !! This is one of several blanks I cast the other day. As you can see I had nothing to do, and all day to do it. The kit is a CSUSA Artisan European Soft Touch Stylus/Pen in a Gun Metal finish. The blanks are PR with Pearlex Carbon Black and Super Copper powders added. The design comes from segmented Walnut shells glued on all four sides to a central shaft. Turned round, sanded to 1200, and 8 coats of thick CA added. Resanded to 1200 and polished with One-Step plastic polish. The Walnuts are as they fell from the tree with the thick protective coating covering the nut, not as you would buy them at the store. I segmented them on the band saw into 1/8 inch slabs and resawed the slabs to fit my center shaft. Before casting I rounded the rough edges and corners on the belt sander. After casting I used a Sure-Foam file on my mid size lathe to round the blank. Next it went to my mini metal lathe for final turning to size and finishing. Jim S