Drstrangefart
Member
Made this one out of 2 pine cones from my front yard. I haven't seen a pen quite like this done in pine cone. The missus asked me NOT to go down and do battle with pine cones, as it usually results in thrown objects and profanity. I was feeling pretty gutsy and decided to try to do this, and the challenge was in getting the finish down with the ends hanging free without sanding back through on the edges. I couldn't really tear into the CA like normal with the finish, but it's still decent. I like this one, and it was a LOT less stressful than the last time when I swore pine cone off until reasonable money was on the table. I did remember to stabilize with thin CA as needed as well as keeping a sharp gouge.