Pine Cone Bottle Stopper

[rizaydog]

I cast this short fat pine cone a few weeks ago. I gave it a turn this week. Looks pretty good. Tell me what you think.

 

[CHARLES STOPCZYNSKI]

Elegant

Ray,

Looks great. If you were to sell it I believe it could sell for a good price.

Looks so very natural.

Charlie

 

[PaulDoug]

Looks good. Are you using Alumilite or PR? I have a larger pinecone I want to cast and make a small something out of, like a box or vase.

 

[rizaydog]

Thanks guys. I use silmar 41 for my casting. The box and vase sound like a good idea.

 

[Mike D]

Sweet! That really looks nice, great work!

 

[SDB777]

Nice depth in the casting.

Are you using a vaccuum or something, or just a really slow pour to keep the bubbles from showing up?





Scott (keep getting little bubbles) B

 

[shull]

Beautiful work, I really like the depth and clarity. I really need to try my hand at casting soon, I've only had my HF pot for 1.5 years and never got any further than converting it.

 

[rizaydog]

Thanks guys.

Actually, you are going to think I am crazy. I don't use any vacuum chamber when casting. I pour fast as I can too. I make a ton of bubbles when I stir the pr. I made a stir stick from a paint can lid opener and attach it to a cordless drill. This makes short work of the mixing but makes a lot of tiny bubbles. These seem to dissipate within minutes. I think its the size of the bubbles???

 

[Tom T]

Those are really nice. Very cool.

 

[corian king]

Really nice! Great work!!