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I started this piece a couple of month's ago as a casting demonstration for the Hill Country Wood Turners in Kerrville TX. It is a piece of Osage Orange that has a little bit of mistletoe burl. It was cast in a blue and lavender resin. I had been so busy with some other pieces I just got a chance to hollow and finish this piece about a week ago. Again this is a fairly small piece. It is 4 1/2" high by 3 5/8" diameter and is a little under an 1/8" thick. The finish is CA on the exterior withe the General Finishes WTF on the interior of the piece.

Overall I am happy with the form on this piece. I think it is pleasing to the eye. The color combination is good between the wood and the colors of the resin. The patterns between the wood and the resin have a nice amount of visual interest. The wood color is much more what I expect from Osage Orange This piece oxidized quickly. My other piece "Fuego" that I did about the same time just stayed very yellow which I liked with the red resin I used with it. That piece was much more heavily mistletoe burled than this piece and suspect that may have had something to do with it holding on to the yellow color.

As always cheers and jeers welcome.

Thanks for looking

Alan
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Very nice, Alan. Do you have any place where you describe the type of resin and coloring agent that you use? Thanks for sharing. Mark
 
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Thanks, for all the compliments. I use polyurethane resins. There are several brand but the one I use is Alumilite. I add the pigments myself. I use powdered colored mica's for most of my stuff. There are many sources and brands and different brands have different colors available. The ones in this piece are made by Jacquard.

Thanks,

Alan
 
Peter Gray
Alan, you realy have mastered these resins & colouring, this is a fabulous combination materials, it also has a very nice form to it.
Pete
 

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