Thanks! That means alot! I used a dremel bit to do the initial carve, then moved over to a small hand saw for getting the bulk of the cuts, then back to the dremel to refine them. Then A TON of hand sanding the edges...staring from 80 grit and worked up to about 600 grit, then buffed with carnuba wax. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

I made a jig to hold the bowl after turning, made of wood, having a plexiglass top containing two slot patterns. I use a router with a .25” up cut bit to cut the slot. I think I’ll try the Dremel idea to soften the edges of the slot, and perhaps cut down on some of the hand sanding. If you wish, send me a message and I’ll send a picture of it to you. I enjoy seeing the work of other turners and “compare notes”. Would love to connect. Kind regards.

@@turn2woodturning neat! I never thought to use a router but I can see how that would work! I got a pneumatic saw which works pretty well. I'd love to see your setup! I haven't been in the shop in a long time...I really need to get back in there...hoping soon!

Thanks! It's been a while since I posted anything...got too busy with life. Really enjoying your channel! Keep up with your awesome content!

@@MichaelZurcher Thanks man. I do wood work on the side and love it. SO was pretty happy to find this channel:) Hope you have time in the future. Even noob stuff, tips and tricks etc with wood:) Stay well :)

@@imagineeverything Oh that's awesome! Yeah hit me up through Instagram DM! I hope to get back in the shop this year!

Thank you! I used to sell alot of them but I haven't for some time due to other things going on in my life...someday I may start making them again

However the pen is still fat.

depends on the type of resin you buy...some is 2 minutes...I use alumilite slow which is 12 minutes before it begins to cure

@@morgancalvi6675 I'm sorry you were offended, it was a response to my previous video where I got alot of people complaining about how fat the pen was so I made another one that was slimmer. It was not directed with any ill will or harsh intent more as a joke to all the previous people that commented saying the pen was way too fat.

Thank you

Love the way you did the final foot though. Many wood turners just do them flat. Plates and bowls have a ring, inside and out.

Thanks for responding but what about making me some pens?

Thanks! That was an older craftsman badsaw...you can do it with any size bandsaw really, I used a half inch resaw blade for them.

@@MichaelZurcher awesome thank you and keep up the great work 👍

Thanks so much! I appreciate it! To be honest it was a lot of time and effort to make the videos and I wasn't really getting anywhere with the channel growth. So I just stopped. I may eventually get back to it. Peace , Love, and health to you and your family!

you can, but I found that stabilizing gives a better finish and cuts down the likely hood of air bubbles forming...I tried it in the beginning but found I got much better and more consistent results when stabilizing

@@MichaelZurcher I don’t have a way to stabilize them though. How else can you stabilize without a vaccum set up?

@@kandiecandelaria1423 I don't know o any other way to do it...I have seen people make smaller setups with a cheap harbor freight vac pump and some mason jars, not saying I recommend that...but there are videos out there showing how to set that up. other than that, you can make them without stabilizing, just get some thin CA glue and when you finish sanding let that CA soak into the pinecone....then resand and finish. The stabilizing helps prevent moisture from reabsorbing into the cone once it's finished ...the ones I have made without stabilizing tend to "swell" and get a raised surface where the pinecone is...and I don't know if it might eventually separate or crack the resin over time

Thanks so much!

Thanks!!! :)

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Thanks so much!!!!