I'm going to make pens for my roommate and suitemates at the end of the school year as 'thank God this year of college is finally done' gifts. My roommate earned the nickname Cabbage at the beginning of the year (don't ask...). Would it be possible to create a shredded cabbage blank, much like the shredded money or chili pepper blank, for me to turn his pen out of?
Would it be possible to...
- Thread starter jmiket91
- Start date
Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
Signed-In Members Don't See This Ad
My first concern would be that the cabbage leaves would have to be totally covered in resin. Otherwise decay would set in and that might make a mess of an otherwise great gift.
bobskio2003
Member
I highly doubt it since Cabbage is mostly water. Maybe if you dehydrate it? You might want to consider turning a pen out of Cabbage bark. Its a tree with dark wood and you would be turning wood and not bark. Just a thought, Bob I.
Yeah, that was my only concern. I just don't know a good way to actually stop the leaves from decaying.
akbar24601
Member
How about instead of shredding the cabbage, wrap the tube with the cabbage leaf and then pour. Similar to the snake skin blanks.
I think that makes the most sense, but I'm still not too sure if that would allow the cabbage to decay. I guess I'm just going to have to try something and hope it works.
mrcook4570
Member
You could use a photograph of cabbage wrapped around a tube and cast in resin. Or just engrave the name 'Cabbage' into the pen.
SonOfMartin
Member
Do a Google Search on Preserve Fall Leaves. You'll find lots of information on how crafty folks preserve the colors on fall leaves so they can use them in their crafts for the rest of the year. I don't see why you couldn't do the same to a cabbage ....
mrcook4570
Member
Snake skins can be successfully cast because they are dry and have been tanned.
BigguyZ
Member
I'd say look for a plastic cabbage leaf...? Perhaps a company specializing in fruit/ vegatable displays will have something?
sgimbel
Member
This I have to see when it's done. Please post pics.
arjudy
Member
Why not try cabbage seeds cast in resin?
leehljp
Member Liaison
What you are wanting to do is doable. I have a food dryer (for fruits and vegetables) and I am sure it would dry cabbage into a hard crumbly state if needed. Shred the cabbage, dry it, put it in a mold, and cast.
Cabbage can be dried to the same amount as coffee beans, peas and peppers, flowers etc. Just guessing, I would dry at least a quart full, which will probably dry to 1/5th of the original amount.
Cabbage can be dried to the same amount as coffee beans, peas and peppers, flowers etc. Just guessing, I would dry at least a quart full, which will probably dry to 1/5th of the original amount.
This is probably the route I'm going to go. Thanks so much. Pics will be posted in May when I get it done.
just_call_me_dusty
Member
Go to a fabric store. Ask the salesperson you want to look at crinkle cloth in a green color. See if you can tell the difference. Don't ask me how I know this, I just do.
nava1uni
Member
If you grated it and then dehydrated it you could cast it and it would look similar to a money blank.
wolftat
Product Reviews Manager
Once you dehydrate it and shred it you will not be able to tell what it is, I would follow what MrCook4570 wrote.
PenMan1
Member
Use the cabbage "stalk"
You should be able to dehydrate (use a jerky maker, etc) the cabbage stalk, then cast it in polyester resin. I have done that with pineapple and it works fine.
Some of the coolest things that I have done came about by breaking all the rules.
You should be able to dehydrate (use a jerky maker, etc) the cabbage stalk, then cast it in polyester resin. I have done that with pineapple and it works fine.
Some of the coolest things that I have done came about by breaking all the rules.