robutacion
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Hi everyone,
With some extra time in the house/workshop, I never stop doing stuff, sometimes are my failures that takes me into directions nor expected and in this case, that was exactly what happened when I decided to make a large cast (2 litres +) for a jewellery box I had in my head for some time, using some of the Crows Ash pods.
That cast and another 2 I done that day, din't come out right, cracks from the resin setting have spoiled them all so, I decided to slice them all up is 15mm slices and think what to do next, I already had a few ideas that I wanted to try.
Not all slices had cracks, most were on the top of the cast but, I liked the effect so, I remembered of 3 other casts I make with the same pods, one of which I made a bottle alike jewellery box (shown here) and the other 2 were set aside for one day.
Well, that day has come as I decided to slice those 2 blanks also, they were perfect, no cracks or anything but, these particular pods seem to provide better results for me, in a sliced form, I'm yet to succeed with a full cast of the whole/complete pod that satisfy me.
After I got them all sliced, I soaked the pod material showing with some thing CA and that was done on my "special" bandsaw blade frames also shown already here.
I had one side done and was ready for the CA to dry to do the other side when my wife Merissa come pass with a cup of coffee (yes, she looks after me right...!:smile-big
, she looked at the slices and all of certain, she grabs one and say, "honey, I like this one, can you make me a pendant out of it...???
Well, is anything that I wouldn't do for this women...??? off-course not, her request was fair and simple, I have made lots of pendants for her, that she didn't know anything about until I gave it to her finished so, having her to select it and ask me to do another pendant, was no more that a good excuse to do some turning on the lathe and one less slice to worry about...!:wink:
I got is done that day, and this is the result...!
What do you're reckon...???, pretty...???
Cheers
George
With some extra time in the house/workshop, I never stop doing stuff, sometimes are my failures that takes me into directions nor expected and in this case, that was exactly what happened when I decided to make a large cast (2 litres +) for a jewellery box I had in my head for some time, using some of the Crows Ash pods.
That cast and another 2 I done that day, din't come out right, cracks from the resin setting have spoiled them all so, I decided to slice them all up is 15mm slices and think what to do next, I already had a few ideas that I wanted to try.
Not all slices had cracks, most were on the top of the cast but, I liked the effect so, I remembered of 3 other casts I make with the same pods, one of which I made a bottle alike jewellery box (shown here) and the other 2 were set aside for one day.
Well, that day has come as I decided to slice those 2 blanks also, they were perfect, no cracks or anything but, these particular pods seem to provide better results for me, in a sliced form, I'm yet to succeed with a full cast of the whole/complete pod that satisfy me.
After I got them all sliced, I soaked the pod material showing with some thing CA and that was done on my "special" bandsaw blade frames also shown already here.
I had one side done and was ready for the CA to dry to do the other side when my wife Merissa come pass with a cup of coffee (yes, she looks after me right...!:smile-big
, she looked at the slices and all of certain, she grabs one and say, "honey, I like this one, can you make me a pendant out of it...???Well, is anything that I wouldn't do for this women...??? off-course not, her request was fair and simple, I have made lots of pendants for her, that she didn't know anything about until I gave it to her finished so, having her to select it and ask me to do another pendant, was no more that a good excuse to do some turning on the lathe and one less slice to worry about...!:wink:
I got is done that day, and this is the result...!
What do you're reckon...???, pretty...???
Cheers
George
also mate have you tried pinecones they look good done the same way.
