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I bought an alumilite kit at the hobby store the other day, and just couldn't wait until the dyes I ordered online arrived. I had a mulberry blank with a large hole in the side, but I didn't want to fill it with plain white, so I looked around for something non-liquid to color it with. I decided to try the black embossing powder I had.

The results came out looking sort of like TrueStone granite.

I washed the cavity with thin CA and dusted in some small turquoise chips, then poured the alumilite into the cavity and let it sit. This is the result. My husband loves it, but for me the jury is still out.

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I really can't see it from here,
send it over so I can touch it
and look at it........

Nice, I really do like it
 
jimjam66 said:
That's a very interesting effect, Sharon. However I'm with you - not too sure it works with the rest of the blank.
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That's my take, too. I might use the technique for something else...but don't think it does anything for the mulberry. My dyes have arrived, and I'm dying (pun intended) to try them out.:biggrin:
 
Sharon,

I quiet like it, you wanted a contrast and you got it, the colours on the filling are quite interesting, in a good way so, I think is quite good...!

Sometimes fillings are tricky and ones perception of how will look like can vary quite dramatically when done, the result can go either way however and because we all have different tastes, there is always someone that will love the most "unusual" piece.

The area of the filling is quite large, allowing for some funky work, what I mean is, the next time you have a blanks like that, use one of your biggest Turquoise stones (to cover about 1/3 or less of the area), glue it at the hole's centre so that half of the stone protrudes out and then fill all around with grind coffee. You can use epoxy glue for this, is faster and does the same job.

When all levelled up, sanded and finished with a good CA finish, the results are spectacular, it almost looks like the gem stone is growing in there, a great effect to attract buyers...!

Cheers
George
 
robutacion said:
Sharon,


The area of the filling is quite large, allowing for some funky work, what I mean is, the next time you have a blanks like that, use one of your biggest Turquoise stones (to cover about 1/3 or less of the area), glue it at the hole's centre so that half of the stone protrudes out and then fill all around with grind coffee. You can use epoxy glue for this, is faster and does the same job.

When all levelled up, sanded and finished with a good CA finish, the results are spectacular, it almost looks like the gem stone is growing in there, a great effect to attract buyers...!

Cheers
George
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I did something similar in a set of napkin rings. I cut a groove and glued good-sized turquoise nuggets into the groove all the way around the ring, then filled around them with black embossing powder and CA. When turned and finished, they were beautiful.
 
sbwertz said:
robutacion said:
Sharon,


The area of the filling is quite large, allowing for some funky work, what I mean is, the next time you have a blanks like that, use one of your biggest Turquoise stones (to cover about 1/3 or less of the area), glue it at the hole's centre so that half of the stone protrudes out and then fill all around with grind coffee. You can use epoxy glue for this, is faster and does the same job.

When all levelled up, sanded and finished with a good CA finish, the results are spectacular, it almost looks like the gem stone is growing in there, a great effect to attract buyers...!

Cheers
George
Click to expand...

I did something similar in a set of napkin rings. I cut a groove and glued good-sized turquoise nuggets into the groove all the way around the ring, then filled around them with black embossing powder and CA. When turned and finished, they were beautiful.
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Well, there you go Sharon, you were aware of this procedure, good for you...!

However, many others may not be, and wondering how a big whole in a pen blank/barrel, can be filled, there are hundreds of possibilities, this is just one of them...!

Cheers
George
 
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