How about a white cactus cigar

[MesquiteMan]

Here is a white resin cactus pen I did recently. I used a skeleton that was naturally discolored, hence the contrast. The centerband is black cactus and is actually a darned oops band! When I was inserting the tube by CA set before I was able to push it all the way in. Oh well.

 

[johncrane]

We all have had the oops! Curtis yours has turned out very nice.[]

 

[Tea Clipper]

OOoooh, I like that! What about dyeing the cactus gold? I think that would be pretty cool too.

 

[jscola]

Looks good to me! I'm going to turn one of my Catus blanks soon. Thanks again for your TEXAS hospitality! : Joe S.

 

[TBone]

Curtis, I hope to eventually be able to come close to the quality of your "oops" bands. Beautiful pen. I actually like it better with the contrasting center band

 

[kent4Him]

Now that's a nice pen. Some of my nicest pens are oops where I had to add to the blank with another wood.

 

[NavyDiver]

Very nice!

 

[chigdon]

I like it. I have been considering dying the cactus black and casting in clear and painting the tube white. Basically the reverse of the norm.

 

[elody21]

This is pretty cool! The blanks I cast with a loofa about 2 months ago finall dried . One of these days I'll get it turned!

 

[MesquiteMan]

Chris,

Dying the skeletons does not work! That is, unless you can come up with something different than I have. I have tried using transtint dye in an alcohol mix, transtint dye by itself, and some other wood dye a cabinet maker friend gave me. The skeletons must be too dense for the dye to penetrate. I tried red with black resin and when I made the pen I ended up with a very very slight hint of red around the edges of the skeleton but the skeleton itself was still creamy.

 

[chigdon]

Man, I figured transtint would work. It sure dyes my fingers real good!!!

 

[kkwall]

Even with the oops, it's a very nice pen![8D]

Dont find many cactuses (or is it Cacti??) in Scotland.[]