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Here are a few rattle snake pens. I tried a new casting technique with them. When cast in a flat mold, you have to secure them somehow from floating.(which for me was a pain) I cast these using an embedded method and a two part pour. I let the first pour set up, then gently placed the barrels in pressing them into the first pour just enough to hold them, then poured a secound batch of resin in. There is no visable line between the pours and turning is not a problem. Thanks for looking.....


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Gary Max

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Great looking pens. When I read about all the fun you have pouring resin, I am always glad that I do not have any free time to try it.
 

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AWSOME pens Anthony. Thanks for the info. I'm not ready to try my own castings yet but I will be in the near future. I only hope mine come out half as nice as yours have.
 
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SSSSSizzling pens. Do you kill your own snakes or simply order your skins? If you kill them, do you make snake soup or some other delicacy with it the meat. [:p]
 

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Nice looking pens Anthony. Now let me show my ignorance. Is the snake skin glued to the brass tubes or what? Just curious, may have to try it sometime.
 

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Very nicely done! I would have thought you would have gotten a tell tale line from the two pours. Glad to hear it doesnt happen. Very beautiful snake skin. What kind is it? Great job on those.
 

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Thanks for the comments....

JP , my motto is still, I haven't met a rattle snake I liked. [xx(] At least now I have a use for them, as long as I find them, before they find me.

Sam, the skins glued to the brass tube with CA, then placed in the mold. I use base wax to seal the ends.

Sorry Pastor Bill, you won't find any snakes in my crock pot [:D] I throw them over the hill so the other critters can have any easy meal for a change.[B)]
 

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Anthony, great looking pens I really like rattlesnake pens and those are the best I've seen. Very nice. I wish I could do castings myself but I don't even know where to beging. Great job!
 

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Anthony,
Very Nice! I'm turning a couple of patriots I cast last Friday evening. Hope they come out half as nice as yours. I'm trying the two pour method next. Thanks for sharing.

Do a good turn daiy!
Don
 

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Anthony, those look fantastic to say the least! Have you ever made a bullet pen using the snake skin? Seems like it would be a big seller in your area. Anyway, thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!
 
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