Alumilite cast in Red Mallee burl

[MarkD]

I have been doing quite a bit of Alumilite casting lately and this is my latest. This started out as a slice of Australian Red Mallee burl where termites had eaten away the the center portion of the burl. I used this opportunity to fill the void with a copper colored Alumilite. While I was at it I swirled a flower design into the Alumilite before it cured... yup, on purpose Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good!

Edit: You need to click on the picture to enlarge it to see the detail.

 

[Bob Wemm]

Mark that is a terrible flower. LOL. OMG.
I dunno if you are good or lucky but that is one of the most INCREDIBLE freehand flowers I have ever seen.
CONGRATULATIONS on a fantastic result.
Thank you for sharing this with us,
Bob.

 

[MarkD]

Mark that is a terrible flower. LOL. OMG.
I dunno if you are good or lucky but that is one of the most INCREDIBLE freehand flowers I have ever seen.
CONGRATULATIONS on a fantastic result.
Thank you for sharing this with us,
Bob.

Thanks Bob....I think :biggrin:

 

[RKB]

That is some kind of great stuff right there, it is beautiful. :biggrin: I think you may have to do a tutorial on this one.

Rod

 

[Ed McDonnell]

What caused the whitish/grayish border where the alumilite meets wood? Your pour / flower looks amazing, but my eye kept getting drawn to that border area.

It would be a shame to turn that and lose the flower effect.

Ed

 

[MarkD]

What caused the whitish/grayish border where the alumilite meets wood?
Ed

Ed, the burl this section was cut from was severely damaged by termites. The termites chewed away the area where I poured the resin. Unfortunately, as the the termite damage went deeper it did so at a very slight angle so where the resin meets the wood it's very thin causing the lighter color. If the darn termites had chewed at a 90 degree angle to the wood this effect would not be there.

As I was turning and realized what was going on I decided that turning more was not going to change the situation so I decided to stop there.

In hind site I probably should have used a die grinder to create a nice sharp 90 degree angle where the resin meets the wood. I'll do that on the next one

 

[mark james]

I think the shading is beautiful as the colors move from the outside into the flower. And I actually do not mind the white edges in the least - kind of gives the flower an offset.

Well Done! :good:

 

[Ed McDonnell]

In hind site I probably should have used a die grinder to create a nice sharp 90 degree angle where the resin meets the wood. I'll do that on the next one

Hi Mark. If the die grinder doesn't work out, maybe you can find some smart termites that you can train to chew at 90 degrees. :biggrin: We have the new hybrid super termites here in Florida. Let me know if you want any.

Ed

 

[MarkD]

In hind site I probably should have used a die grinder to create a nice sharp 90 degree angle where the resin meets the wood. I'll do that on the next one

Hi Mark. If the die grinder doesn't work out, maybe you can find some smart termites that you can train to chew at 90 degrees. :biggrin: We have the new hybrid super termites here in Florida. Let me know if you want any.

Ed

Thanks Ed but please keep them in Florida!