I like the way the pinecone is continual from one side to another.

Those would make great Christmas presents! Wow! Those are truly beautiful! I look forward to seeing what happens next!

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

Beautiful blanks Pam! 😍 Love it!

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Heath :-)

Nice! Pinecone penblanks are really cool and make for really nice looking pens....going to head over and watch part 2 now :) I found that as long as you have high speeds, sharp tools, and slow light cuts you avoid a lot of the chipping out. Cool to see that the unstabilized cones seemed to work out well without bubbles!

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Hey Michael yeh it turned really well no real issues i was very surprised and its the best pen ive made was really happy. Thank you Pam

Those are amazing. The colors are awesome,looking forward to part 2....have a great week Pam..

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you robert :-)

I love the effect, I look forward to seeing the next video. Thank you for sharing your know-how.

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eric :-)

Looking really nice Pam. Now I'm going to have to watch part 2, it's only 1:00 AM, luckily no work tomorrow but got to be up early for my new table saw being delivered.

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Great stuff love new tools could really do with getting a tablesaw just got to find a 2ft square spot to put it lol. Thank you Paul glad you enjoyed. :-)

Beautifull colour Pam, looking forward to see the pen

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter :-)

Like it Pam! looking forward to the next one

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

Hi Pam, they're great! Ive made a couple of pinecone blanks and stabilized the pine cones first. when put in the oven they popped like popcorn and opened right up, perhaps i had the heat on to high and for only 15mins in the oven. good luck and look forward to part 2

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

David Flanagan thank you ☺

Great job. Being useless at mental arithmetic myself I've got one tip for you when it comes to mixing. Pour out your resin and work out how much hardner you need to add then simply zeroise the scales. No need to try and do sums in your head 😊

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

lol oh man why didnt i think of that lol thank you :-)

@daveturnbull7221

6 жыл бұрын

Hopefully see you at Makers Central next year 🤞

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

That would be great :-)

Hello, congratulations for all your work. Why do you have to use ink and not just mica powder? Is it because you are looking for another shade of color or using ink helps save on the amount of mica powder? Sorry for my English

nice vid and blanks pam.

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you John :-)

Hi Pam, another fantastic video. Don't you think it might be better to stabilize those pine cones instead natural? I think the pine cone fibers can be too soft (without stabilization) and may wear out gradually with time, use or become sawdust or anything else. Could you let us know if the new pigment worked well and where to find it? Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Salvi i get the pigment from metal clay it works well i will add the link. I dont think the un stabilised pine cone will be an issue its sealed in resin and finished with CA glue but time will tell i suppose. Thank you very much regards pam. www.metalclay.co.uk/alumilite-dye-red-29-6ml-1fl-oz/

Always wondered how you estimate the total volume when mixing weight to weight? Do you stabilize the pine cones? ron USA

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ronald i dry the pine cones before casting but they don't need to be stabilized :-)

Lovely dear

@Highlandboxes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Hi, Pam, did you use epoxy or aluminite? In this project, it was very beautiful I'll be waiting for part 2. thanks

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Ronaldo i used epoxy. Part 2 will be out in morning :-) Thanks for watching glad you enjoyed.

Magic! What size pressure pot do you have, and how long to you put it on for? Thanks 😊

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Nikki i have a 10L pot i put in for at least 8hours as resin is slow set and i cant de-mould till around 24 hours. Thank you Pam

@pauladams9313

6 жыл бұрын

What purpose does the pressure pot serve?

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

To remove bubbles from the resin.

@pauladams9313

6 жыл бұрын

Highlandboxes oh, OK... Thanks for the reply!

A word to the wise , I found that when I turned mine the cones formed a texture on the surface , but it makes a nice effect .

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

Yeh thats also the same with the ones i done even with stabilised pinecones. Thank you Jim :-)

A better microphone would be a big help.

@Highlandboxes

7 жыл бұрын

Yeh im looking to get one over next week or two, a couple of folk have said that so finally taking steps to sort it. Thank you for the feedback. Have a great day Pam :-)

I very much enjoyed the process but your voice was so muffled I could barely understand you. Nice pieces.

@Highlandboxes

6 жыл бұрын

Yes this was an early video i didnt have the mic i use today then. Thank you :-)