Mother Of Pearl Pen

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This has quickly become one of my favorite pens I've ever made. It just shines with depth and color and is smooth as glass. I rarely have a project without some little thing I would change or do differently. I can't think of anything I don't like about this one!
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[@kimdoogleouo4521]

Omg that scale is anxiety inducing. Please get a new one and then cathartically smash the old one and put it in resin

[@williamreininger7546]

Helen Last YES !! That’s exactly why I was thinking!

[@spokehedz]

@PeterBrown (I know that's not how it works, but it is symbolic) if you need a one-time-donation of $20 to help cover the cost of purchasing a new scale--but I absolutely demand you smash the bejezus out of that awful, awful scale in return for my donations! Heck, I would even sent it over to Cody or William Osman to melt it with thermite... Well... okay... don't send it to WIlliam Osman to do the thermite. He might burn down California again.

[@DasGrinch]

He needs to smash the scale, and mix the pieces into some resin, and make a bowl for his new scale.

[@AreilKnight]

I know right! If the resin is the same density as water 1 gram = 1ml. One US tablespoon is ~15ml and that looked like 2 tablespoons, or basically a fluid once of resin. Unless resin is 50% lighter than water, that scale is way off! Plus it said "-31g" when he removed the cup, I doubt that paper cup weighs 31g if the resin was only 17g. Get a new scale! (or try replacing the batteries) That one has been dropped or damaged. Cheap scales usually use springs to determine weight and can be easily broken. If it's a true digital scale take it to get repaired. You'd get more accurate results by stacking coins on a ruler balanced on a brick....

[@kerielwatson3197]

Agreed. I swear I was going to have a panic attack!

[@123tobiiboii123]

Didn't you used to sell pens? It's funny to think people might have pens and to them you're still Peter Brown the pen guy, not Peter Brown, the Resin Wizard

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I've sold hundreds of pens. I'm not sure how many still exist out there... :)

[@georgeboyes864]

@@peterbrownwastaken do you still sell pens?

[@barackobama9038]

Peter Brown yesss di you still sell them?

[@Wordsnwood]

Dream on, people... ;-)

[@Sarah-Rae]

I bet mother of Pearl pens would sell great!! I know i would buy one! (If he did)

[@Wordsnwood]

Just ship that over here, I'll hold onto it for you... (Seriously, that is SO PRETTY! great job)

[@aidan5716]

K

[@TealCheetah]

Dude, spend the money on a better scale.

[@jamesrobers3351]

Yeah, I'll ask my crack dealer what kind he uses and let you know!

[@kevindamvorisbacon424]

Definitely, drug and reloading type scale where it reads out 0.00 in grams and grains

[@KarlEller]

It might even be something as simple as replacing the batteries.

[@adamstringer7092]

I suggest a laboratory balance rather than a kitchen scale, they’re more expensive but generally more accurate.

[@thetruthexperiment]

Lilly Dragon get a triple beam. NO GUESS WORK. . A balance is a far better piece of equipment.... says a guy who can’t afford one....

[@ianthomas3653]

All this talk about mother of pearl has me wondering if she's a single mother, because i never hear about the father of pearl. Cool video Peter.

[@peterbrownwastaken]

You're right, It's all a little fishy...

[@m1a4abrams50]

That's cause he's busy running the Krusty Krab. I'll go sit in the corner now and think about what I've done...

[@kandiistarr4325]

@@m1a4abrams50 I appreciate you.

[@rich1051414]

Sand is the father of pearl.

[@faroshscale]

The mother of pearl is the diamonds!

[@CarlJacobson]

That looks awesome! I love the mother of pearl too.

[@santiagochris9022]

i guess im asking randomly but does anybody know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot the login password. I love any assistance you can offer me

[@jaykhari2092]

@Santiago Chris Instablaster ;)

[@andrewdobosz3682]

This may be a long shot. But, I'd like to see you try to make a guitar out of resin. I have seen acrylic guitars before, however there rather expensive. You wouldn't have to craft a neck for it. Just the body. I think you have the skills to conquer

[@tunabbq6455]

+1

[@timhyatt9185]

depending on the style, this could be really interesting.....(imaging a clear body tinted faintly blue, with little plastic fish and octopi or other critters embeded in it.. ) Would take a LOT of resin though.....

[@andrewdobosz3682]

Tim Hyatt i mean any style would be cool. Could put anything on the resin. Skulls. Candy... Anything. I thought to keep it on the "cheap" side, buy a squire or equally beginner guitar. Make a crude mold of the body and cast. The soldering and re assembly would be simple. However the routing would be a challenge. But replacement necks are sort of inexpensive . so any, body style would do as long as the neck i mounted properly to the body. There would have to be a piece of metal somewhere for a ground to connect to..it can be done.

[@therkels1]

The Resincaster😁

[@kennyg21ful]

Just get a cheap kit on ebay and use that to make a mold.

[@Midir__Cutie]

very pretty material. I'd love to see it cast into a ring or pendant

[@belindacoba5158]

That's a good idea!

[@Hollywood543]

I was thinking this too!! :)

[@digitaIgorilla]

OK Peter, it looks great. Love how you used minimal 'important content' to resin. Now.. You said it... Can you cast real *FISH SCALES* for a pen or other project?

[@lilipad90]

Usually I skip through sponsors but I'll watch just for you

[@crazyivan030983]

Same here :)

[@noelsordilla371]

Me too hahaha

[@danthemakerman]

That's a beauty! Next video brass shavings bowl with mother of pearl inlay on the top edge.

[@wrendellajoens3984]

Wonderful idea! That would be a beautiful bowl!

[@alexisamico2921]

It’d be really cool if you painted the brass tube a darker color, like blue or something!! I wonder if you’d be able to see some of it through/past the mother of pearl. Another great video Peter!!!

[@charlisabeth]

I think that would be very pretty, maybe with some pastel colours

[@_pandorable]

I was thinking the same - blue or black would be so pretty!

[@rachelduncan123]

I was just thinking this!!

[@sofiecallow350]

Instructions: No moisture whatsoever Peter: Yea let's pick something from the *literal ocean*

[@piranha031091]

You sound a little salty?

[@dapoggle]

@@piranha031091 satire not salty

[@Terminator5999]

@LeTomato wush

[@mala_berlin]

@@piranha031091 i sea what you did there...

[@Gamescare]

Littoraly

[@deflatedfruit4716]

You've helped me through some rough times recently - your videos are so relaxing I can just watch them and forget the rest of the world. Thank you so much for everything you do.

[@kitsunnnneee]

deflatedfruit I hope you feel better soon!!

[@patriciadrake4707]

I love it! After I started watching your videos I looked up resins and I started working with UV resin. It's great for small projects such as jewelry, keyrings and small plates and boxes. Anyway seeing the mother of pearl reminded me of what I did with some pieces of abalone that I had laying around. I broke them up into tiny pieces to use in my resin jewelry. I'm disabled and can't work but when I start making resin jewelry pieces it brings me joy. Thank you for inspiring me.

[@lucylambert3113]

UV resin is an absolute winner... would defo recommend

[@prettysureful]

Do you use clear molds? Bc my colored molds dont cure correctly. But my clear ones do.

[@patriciadrake4707]

Yes, I only use the clear molds.

[@prettysureful]

Ok thank you

[@NortelGeek]

Whoa, can you believe it's already March of 2019? Long time fan here. Thanks for the video, Peter, and as always, excellent job! #ShopTime

[@esterventer9119]

And now we are in July 2020... 👀

[@ManCrafting]

I really like that silicone mold. I’ll have to pick one up. Thanks. Also, that 🖊 is 🔥🔥🔥

[@davidwarner9032]

*in my best BobbyDuke voice* "I want that" Seriously this was super cool, and it's videos like these that outline just how simple smaller scale projects can be that really inspire me to try my hand at this kind of stuff! Let me be the first to say if you do a give away for one of these two pens I will be first in line! Keep up the great work!

[@aprilthompson2853]

That "smaller scale" project probably took him several days. Unfortunately, when he cuts the process down to fit in a KZbin video, it makes it looks so much more simpler than it is in real life.

[@arbitrarystuff1229]

the comments are awash with ocean puns. something fishing going on. i bet the pen would shell for a high price.

[@NortelGeek]

As many waves as it's making, I bet it would net quite a bit as the competition flounders.

[@ceebee4564]

You guys have cod to be kidding me. I'm late to the party, so I can't exactly get strait to the point now.

[@karl_alan]

I love the look of the mother of pearl contrasting with the black. I think I like the chrome pen best too, personally.

[@Jonny2myren]

The consistency of that mother of pearl looks really interesting. And what an end result. Really looks amazing.

[@3DPrintingNerd]

That is a GREAT looking pen!

[@lilipad90]

Highly reactive with water you say? I wanna see it

[@kennie39]

me too! you can't just say that and then not show us

[@bigdog4574]

Haha yes i too want to see that reaction!

[@Spectral_Penguin]

If alumilite is urethane resin, then just look at his lava bowl video, it will do the same thing, maybe a little more aggressively.

[@Thenoobestgirl]

I wanna sea* it too! **ba dam tsssss!** Yes. I've just joke drummed my own pun.

[@Chlorate299]

Kitchen scales like that usually only have an accuracy of about +/- 10g, putting them on a squishy silicone mat also won't help too much. They did turn out pretty awesomely though so whatever!

[@ei96byod]

Hey, where are the mistakes/mishaps? I feel cheated! 😄 When you said that it was higly reactive with water I went, "YES, here we go", and then nothing happened ☹️ It looks like you were even fairly accurate in the ammount of resin you mixed 👍😄 Awsome work as usual!

[@MagnumLava]

@Peter Brown you should make a Mother Of Pearl Wizard Wand

[@gaiasguardian205]

A 'fixed' Harry Potter wand, where the mother of pearl is the core, for the unicorn hair!

[@MBussard45]

6:43 "Now, for the fun part... sanding". You can just hear the smirk on his face, fantastic.

[@timhyatt9185]

Came out really looking nice. I could see this technique being useful for a LOT of things beyond the mother of pearl......fine glitter or powders comes to mind as first but I could see doing intricate wraps with paper stripes - maybe finding a chinese finger puzzle, pulled tight to fit snugly to the brass tube and then glued, and resin'd (resin-ated?? lol) before turning down to size...

[@aliceweiss2048]

Oh my gosh I would 100% buy one of these pens they are beautiful

[@seebast668]

I can't believe it, I just set up an audible account two days ago and used my free book on The Name of The Wind as well!! One of my favorites!

[@HowlingFullBlood]

I read the name of the winds a month ago as a regular book. Would be sweet to listen to it as well

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

I love that book too! One of the top fantasy books I’ve read! I gifted it to two people even! One thing I do for youtubers who are sponsored, once or twice a year I send Audible an email about enjoying their promos for the site and that it would have turned my head if I wasn’t already a member. Dunno how much it helps, but it’s a thought!

[@KHORIEDAWN]

Happy over with Monday Peter brown viewers.... I hope you all made it through ANOTHER Monday ... Blessed be.... And have a kick ass rest of the week.... Thanks Mr. Brown for a new video...

[@dommakesstuff5339]

Peter, your imagination when it comes to resin ideas, never ceases to amaze me!

[@armandogonzalez6822]

I like how peter is the type of youtuber that reads comments and responds to them some just ignore them even though he is a pretty popular youtuber

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I read every comment on this channel. I wish I could respond to them all, but just know I appreciate people taking the time to leave me feedback!

[@L0STinNARNIA]

wow, it looks like opal!

[@Angela5213]

both pens are absolutely gorgeous. definitely something to keep in a collection of favorite things or as a keepsake for forever after the ink runs out.

[@dixie162003]

Woot! I love name of the wind it’s so good! I listened to both books on audio I love the reader!

[@t.pisani8239]

Can you explain why you have to work through the different sandpaper grits instead of just starting with the highest one?

[@peterbrownwastaken]

Totally. What you want to do is use the highest grit you can after the turning. Since I'm a mediocre turner that is about 200 or so. That sandpaper will remove the tool marks and replace them with even scratch marks. The next grit will just replace the last set of scratches with a finer set. Then so on and so forth. It is theoretically possible to start at the high grit and get even marks, but it would take A LOT longer and more pads. Moving through the grits is much faster.

[@original1637]

I found your channel like two years ago from the Gummy Bear Axe Handle and Im glad I subscribed. I love your videos and keep up tryna make alot of cool stuff lol.

[@RebeccaKatsuya]

Absolutely stunning & I love that there is no waste of the stunning material. I'd love to see other materials cast in the same kind of cost effective way. Crushed mussel shells have a similar pretty ethereal look but is a bit cheaper I think & has some stunning blues running through it so that would be interesting to see how it would work out. 🐚💙

[@daveporter2555]

Turned out great. I have a few Abalone shells laying around that I've wanted to incorporate in to a project. I'll have to give this a try. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@MarcelDiane]

OMG Peter! That is one of the nicest pens I've ever seen. I pay $25 an ounce for shell pieces, you've done a great job preserving those chips. Well done Peter. P.S. I prefer the gold one.

[@SeraphimKnight]

Normally resins that are measured by weight you mesure part A and part B individually to reduce the stress induced in doing exactly what you did lol

[@dianejohanson98]

Gorgeous pen. Love it. Mother of Pearl just glistens in the light. Great work!

[@fealubryne]

This is absolutely gorgeous! The silver and black with the mother of pearl is looks fantastic, really highlights the colors of the barrel. I think this might be my favorite of your projects so far, very creatively done to conserve the mother of pearl flakes, and the end project is lovely and practical. Good work!

[@MisterTalkingMachine]

Fish scale pen next? Fantastic work as always of course.

[@NilsWallskog]

Love it! It looks really cool 😊! Try making a nice shape of an opal resin block and then make the opal resin block like an inlay in walnut i think it would compliment eachother really well! 😊

[@haveyarncreationswitherin9649]

Wow! Very beautiful! I love the play of the light on it.

[@jennywiktorsson4527]

Turned out beautiful! Loved the casting method, super smart!

[@MARKBaid]

Very nicely done Peter. I wonder if you put a small amount of color in the resin how would it look. Just a thought. Take care my friend and do a kindness Mark

[@RynoDBones]

Need to send this to Peter Draws...then he can draw you something and send it back.

[@MetaMarcy21]

Ryno Bones Yes! This is a great idea!!

[@lane9043]

Love the pen turning process, and that it became something not just useful, but stylishly useful.

[@TheMuzShop]

Great looking pens Peter!!!! I like the way you found an awesome way to use the mother , without wasting little or non.... brilliant!!! 👍👍

[@NintendoDRS]

This makes me wonder what you could do with nail art supplies 🤔

[@platystrophia]

Well holo there.

[@Eisofice]

Ohhh you can get those like mini dried flowers for nail art use that you could use with this method

[@WhattheBeck]

he could suspend fimo slices in resin!

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Heather McC He could make a holo taco taco holder. 😂

[@SourcePortEntertainment]

*Yo Peter that is a MOTHER of a pen! ;) Great video as always my friend! - Danny*

[@tomsdreamshopworx]

Really beautiful! I am so adding that to the list of turnings I will do after I get finished rebuilding a Jet lathe I got for cheap.

[@QuestionZleep]

I do love the silver kit too! I love that syle of pen! Looks so good

[@BigZ7337]

Great video Peter, and excellent choice of book, Name of the Wind is one of my all time favorite books, although as a series it's a bit of a letdown because the third book is taking forever to be written/released.

[@PaullaWells]

Pen give away? Love that look!

[@Matt_10203]

This is really nice, I really love the colours of pearl so this is very nice. Great job.

[@kfogo7459]

Really beautiful, awesome work! Such wonderful pens!

[@reallifeistoflat]

I love the pen but what happened to your pen press?

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I've got it tucked away somewhere safe. Somewhere so safe I couldn't find it after 30 minutes of searching... HAHA

[@therisinger8142]

If past experience has taught me anything you will find that pen press soon after you need to use it. @@peterbrownwastaken

[@pandorabox2121]

Yeh, when he doesn’t have any use for it at all !!!

[@gaiasguardian205]

I give it 2-4 months, when he goes digging for something else.

[@demongames8200]

25 views and 25 likes EXACTLY what this deserves your content is great Peter

[@kathybarbieri2345]

Gorgeous! Thanks for the technique!

[@bjrn-oskarrnning2740]

Oh man, the Name of the Wind is such a great book! The Wise Man's Fear is great, too, so look forward to it!

[@FigmentsMade]

So sparkly. Very nice! But that brass shavings paperweight though!!

[@yavrielsechelle7431]

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Good job.

[@LostWhits]

Lemon rind or slices in resin you say?

[@yavrielsechelle7431]

@@LostWhits I think dried lemons would look more interesting. He should go vintage and make scorpions in resin paperweights.

[@angelabarton2551]

Fantastic looking pen ,,love the glitter in it really beautiful.

[@asiyaha1139]

thats beautiful deffo 1 of my favs of ur makes so far

[@RedGryz]

Oh, Peter, nooooo. You poor son of a gun. Well, welcome to the "waiting on book 3" club. Support groups meet on Tuesday, Thursday, and every other Saturday.

[@jaimejouelapiano]

RedGryz the Reddit readthroughs are the only thing keeping most of us alive at this point.

[@artsyscrub3226]

Im sorry but every time you say "mother of pearl" all i hear is spongebob saying "mother of pearl!"

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

I don't intend to sound rude, but it is actually called "mother of pearl." It is the inner lining of the clam shell, I believe.

[@artsyscrub3226]

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 I know. But in the popular childrens cartoon SpongeBob, one of the phrases the main character spongebob said was the expression "mother of pearl". They often use sea based expressions to replace words and since i watched a lot of SpongeBob as a kid all i hear is SpongeBob screaming "mother of pearl". Which also was funny because of a character who was named pearl. Maybe learn what a reference is before uttering stuff like im an idiot...

[@anonymousaccordionist3326]

@@artsyscrub3226 Oh Tardar sauce. I'm sorry. I was confused by the fact that you claimed Peter said "Mother pearl" yet you wrote the quote correctly. Barnacles, I should think before I write.

[@artsyscrub3226]

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 I should probably edit that...

[@HalliesComut]

It turned out really beautiful. I work in a high-end mall that has a fancy pen store, and what you made today is definitely on par with the pans they sell there for $30-$40. Really love it, and it is a great way to use the medium without 'wasting' any more than necessary. I'm glad you have some more for later projects.

[@jamespeirce2582]

Project turned out extremely well. Gorgeous.

[@edregan897]

Think that scale needs an attitude adjustment with a hammer.

[@adaytoremember592]

What if you mixed it with resin & cut & polished them into cabochons for jewelry making?

[@gregvondare]

I agree, Peter. A beautiful look for a pen and with something special buried deep; that real, organic MOP. Super job.

[@johnrose7007]

My favourite project of yours yet. Thank you

[@Mot163]

Damn, what a beautiful pen. I am team gold by the way #teamgoldpen

[@MeloTheRogue]

EARLY GROUP!

[@lori2719]

Absolutely stunning! I love it.

[@karmenolsen3190]

Both chrome and gold are beautiful! Good idea!

[@devonmayfield3820]

What about a murder pen?

[@flyguy9092]

"put a liberal amount" Nobody: Ben Shapiro: Hold Up

[@caitlyn7310]

Beautiful work Peter! I always love seeing your videos

[@Peip692]

Wow. The chrome pen looks fantastic. What a great way to utilize what you have at hand, that really looks extraordinary. Good job!

[@renofthewind]

You have one of the least toxic comment sections on youtube lol

[@distorted_imagination]

WOW. AMAZING quality work! Great job!

[@rrhopewell]

Beautiful. Mother of pearl has alway been my favorite in any jewelry

[@rlt422]

Looks SOOOO good! Thanks for sharing!

[@MrJTRfilms]

I've gotten addicted to your videos. I have always loved lathe work and resin work. Best of both worlds

[@GlamourJassi]

This stuff would make such amazing jewelry! Like imagine a pendant for let's say a necklace, and the outer part is a clear heart made out of resin and the inner part is another heart made from this pearl-stuff. Omg, so many ideas and possibilities!!

[@garythomas6866]

Stunning, good use of the Mother OF Pear.

[@simondanger1203]

I’ve always liked the contrast between large scale and small scale projects, large scale there’s more work to do, but in a sense there is more room for error, if you mess up, but have lots of detail, the mess up is a lot less noticeable, small scale projects let you focus all the detail to a tiny spot, you can’t really mess up without it being inevitably more noticeable, but if you get a flawless finished project, the effort stands out a lot more, and I live how this channel does both.

[@RedSmith]

Beautiful result

[@tonyneises5195]

They are both beautiful!!!!

[@YoshisPainting]

That mold is BRILLIANT! I want one! Pens turned out dope as hell as well....very cool stuff!

[@suestracks]

I love pens and collect them. Your pen is one I would cherish, stunning................very well done.

[@susanr3666]

Awesome pen and great job explaining. Great timing because I was trying to explain this style of pen to my husband the other day. I shared your video so he can see what I was talking about. I really like your videos and the non-standard items you use and create.

[@Create2make]

Really like how it looks, I have been thinking about getting some easy inlay. You just reminded me how great it looks

[@halfbreed4life62]

That is so beautiful Peter...I like the silver one the best too!!!

[@WynandSchoonbee]

Simply beautiful!