Last weekend's pine cones

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I don't post here nearly as often as I should, but here's some of my latest work.
These are two of my castings made with two different species cones cast using clear epoxy resin. The red is a partially opened Sugar Pine cast with red metallic color. Because the wood was so dry and porous, the color was able to penetrate deep.

The lighter cone is a Knobby Pine and comes from a closed cone so the wood is very dense and hasn't oxidized. This is cast using gold and a couple of seed shells on the cap give it an interesting appearance. Because of the density, the gold formed small veins throughout instead of saturating the wood.

Enjoy!
 

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Those Sugar cones get pretty big! Sure allows the 'flame of the core' to come out during the turning.

Not familiar with a Knobby, but then again...I don't live in CA.




Both look to have taken the resin well! And the finish...WHEW!









Scott (I had knobby knees) B
 
Thanks guys!
Scott: The Sugar Pines we have around here aren't the giants that grow up in the mountains, so the biggest cones I find are about 8" long, but generally in the 5" range. I love them because I can make a full size blank and have the grain align nicely.
 
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