Has anyone turned this wood/sticks? How did it turn?
Here's how it's made
http://www.heathergems.com/makingthegems.html
Here's how it's made
http://www.heathergems.com/makingthegems.html
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Wow, never seen that before, and I have never worked with it. Sorry I couldnt help, but I gotta say; that is some of the coolest stuff Ive ever seen, thanks for sharing.
Never heard of it but it is a very nice finished product. Looks very hard depending what they use as a binder you'll probably have to sharpen very often.
Do you have a source the web site only seems to have finished product?
Do you have a source the web site only seems to have finished product?
John I have seen this material in it's finished form and it is quite spectacular, however they will not sell you the raw material.
It is from memory Heather Twigs/Branches boiled in the required Colour Dye, Dried and then compressed into a block with Epoxy as the adhesive.
If you want some I am afraid you will have to make it yourself, a project I have been toying with but never have got round to doing it.
Richard
http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk
It is from memory Heather Twigs/Branches boiled in the required Colour Dye, Dried and then compressed into a block with Epoxy as the adhesive.
If you want some I am afraid you will have to make it yourself, a project I have been toying with but never have got round to doing it.
Richard
http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk
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A student of mine bought the equivalent of 2 pen blanks of this stuff. If I remember correctly it set him back about $100. We drenched it in thin ca and it turned like regular wood. The drenching may not have been needed but the last thing I wanted to see was a blown out blank. It is an interesting material. If I had to emulate the stuff I would use spagetti, food coloring and the epoxy resin kits available.
Couldn't find it anywhere, well it looked good.
I purchased some of the scrap stock from the folks who make this in Scotland a while back,it is beautiful when used in the jewelry they make.......didn;t occur to me to turn it,the pieces were so small, but I think I will give it a shot......
I saw a segment on the Science channel last night on this company and how this stuff is made. The show is called "How do they do that?" I think. Neat stuff.