Ice Cream Twist, Texas Root, Italian Resin and Killer Whale

[JohnU]

These were gifts I recently finished for family members.

I call the first one Ice Cream Twist. It was a last minute pour with some left over resin after some clear casts. It was inspired by my youngests love of twist ice cream, finished on a chrome zen.

The second is another chrome zen made from more left over resin. After pouring feather blanks its not uncommon to have a little resin left over to play with, so I mix and pour colors to use it up. Some times I even get a blank worth turning. lol

The third is a Jr Gent made from a Turn Tex Cast blank by Curtis that I picked up at the MPG this year. My picture is poor but the blank was a golden yellow colored Texas root with a deep green alumilite resin.

The fourth is an Amedeo acrylic resin from Exotic Blanks. It was a freebie from one of my orders and requested on this chrome guardian.

The last one is a Kallenshaan Laser blank from Exotic Blanks of a Killer Whale on a satin and chrome elegant sierra with a ca finish.

All comments welcome. I apologize for the last minute poor photos.

 

[johncrane]

Great looking bunch of pens John.

 

[maxman400]

John those are some great looking gifts, is the forth a Graduate or a Guardian. I like it and may get some.

 

[PTownSubbie]

Looks good John!

Always nice to use that leftover resin so productively!:biggrin:

Well worth preserving it!!

 

[SteveJ]

Nice looking pens!

 

[JohnU]

John those are some great looking gifts, is the forth a Graduate or a Guardian. I like it and may get some.

Thanks for pointing that out. It was a graduate. I've only made the one and mess up the name. Lol

 

[Toni]

Great looking pens John!!

 

[seamus7227]

nice group O' pens John! I too just purchased one of those Graduates and look forward to making them.

 

[JohnU]

nice group O' pens John! I too just purchased one of those Graduates and look forward to making them.

It was a fun pen to make. Im not sold on the body length vs the cap length but I like the magnetic cap function and how the pen shows off more of the blank material rather than a solid metal cap. I prefer the Chrome color on the zens vs this lighter colored plating but it did go well with the Italian resin.

 

[CSue]

Those are all beautiful. Great work and I love your home brew. I gotta tell ya though, that Ice Cream pen is my FAV!