Project by JohnGreco | posted 11-07-2012 08:54 PM | 1313 views | 1 time favorited | 8 comments | ![]() |
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A customer asked me to make a pen from a tree branch he had, pretty sure it was Birch. He had the branch for about a year and it was only about an inch thick, so it was pretty dry. I picked a section that had a couple of branch shoots on it for added aesthetic and stabilized it in my vacuum chamber.
Once I started to turn the cap a small hole developed where the branch shoot had been, so I decided to fill the hole in with crushed turquoise. The dark spot on the body of the pen is where the other shoot had been. Overall I like the light and dark contrast a lot :)
Finished with lots of CA then buffed with a flannel wheel and a cotton wheel.
Thanks for looking.
-- John
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#1 posted 11-07-2012 09:33 PM
Special and spectacular.
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#2 posted 11-07-2012 09:41 PM
Classy and elegant.
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#3 posted 11-07-2012 11:01 PM
Looks very classy. Especially sitting on that hunk-a-hunk-a plexi, or whatever that is. A very nice way to display it BTW
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#4 posted 11-08-2012 12:33 AM
Thanks :)
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#5 posted 11-08-2012 01:27 AM
Id love to have that. It would match my desk perfectly. Well done!
- Jay
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#6 posted 11-08-2012 12:56 PM
Thanks Jay.
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#7 posted 11-09-2012 01:41 AM
I like that a lot. What kit did you use?
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#8 posted 11-09-2012 02:28 AM
Thanks, it’s a classic in black enamel.
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