PR Casting Experiment

[davidrei]

Cigar pen, myrtle burl with PR casting, CA finish. This was sort of successful, but not completely. I cut the shapes using band saw and dremel. Worried that bubbles might get stuck in some of the nooks & crannies, I used pressure casting (40 psi for 10 mins). What didn’t quite work was the fact that as PR cures, it shrinks a little, so the sharp point near the nib came out rounded. There are also a few tiny voids due to poor planning on my part (didn't weigh the blanks down enough, the lower blank floated a little too much). The rest of the wood/PR edges came out OK, though I could have been a little more precise in making the decorative cuts. Next time, I'll avoid sharp corners, straighten the cuts a little better, and use a more lustrous pigment in the PR (the flat color was intentional this time, but

surprise surprise, it came out looking like plain plastic [V] Any comments appreciated.

 

[alamocdc]

Interesting concept, Dave. I'm generally not too thrilled with mixing organics with synthetics, but something like this could have it's uses. Nicely done!

 

[Glenn McCullough]

I think this idea is awsome...the potential is staggering. The design is good, makes a rather blah pen more exciting....lets see where you go next.

 

[MDWine]

definitely different!

 

[Thumbs]

I agree with Glenn some real potential in this technique. Good show, Dave![8D]

 

[JimGo]

Interesting idea. I agree with the others that I'm not too fond of this particular implementation, especially the upper barrel, but it has some really interesting possibilities.

 

[gerryr]

Now that is definitely outside the box. Very interesting.