Black prickly pear cactus baron

[Curtis O. Seebeck]

Here is a new prickly pear cactus pen I made this weekend. It is black dyed EnviroTex resin with a satin nickel Baron kit. The finish is CA and is very shiny, even though the pic does not really show it. Comments always welcome!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/MesquiteMan/BlackPPbaron2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/MesquiteMan/BlackPPbaron1.jpg

[Bernie Weishapl]

Curtis that is awesome looking. Wow. Nice job.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Curtis........that just blows me away! Fantastic!

[George Conklin]

That is truley amazing, Curtis. Nicely done!


Edited to add; I like the way you displayed the cactus with the pen.

[Michael Stafford]

I have not seen anything to beat those pens, Curtis. Just excellent!:D

[Henry C. Gernhardt, III]

Absolutely gorgeous pen, Curtis. I love what you've done with the Prickly Pear skeleton. Question: Is using EnviroTex anything like using Epoxy?

[Corey Hallagan]

Very cool!

Corey

[Curtis O. Seebeck]

Henry,

Yes, EnviroTex is pretty much just like regular epoxy except it has a longer open time and seems to degass itself better, leaving a blank without bubble holes. The only thing I don't like about it is it is a little soft when cured.

[Curtis O. Seebeck]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. It is fun coming up with new stuff to use for pens and I am pretty proud of the cactus idea. It is a lot of work but worth it.

[Mark Cothren]

Great work again, Curtis!!! These look fantastic!

[Jim Ketron]

Awesome Pens!
Keep coming up with these new Ideas!

[Earl Eyre]

Very nice! I enjoy seeing something different. Good job. Earl

[Travis Stinson]

These are awesome Curtis! Keep it up.:cool:

[Barry Stratton]

Awesome pen!!! You SHOULD be proud of this idea, really impressive.

[Vaughn McMillan]

I think the cactus pens you've done and shown here are the most unique (and aesthetically pleasing) pens I've seen, Curtis. Major kudos on the idea and the execution.

- Vaughn

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Sweet!!! :D:D:D:D

[Richard Jones]

Curtis,

That is really an excellent looking pen.

Speaking of epoxies, have you tried any of the rifle stock bedding materials, like Steel Bed, Devcon or Pro Bed 2000? I know the Pro Bed is available in black or brown, would assume you could tint the others as well. I have done quite a few (!) rifles with the Pro Bed and it gets very hard, especially if you heat it during the initial cure.

Again, great looking pen, very unique. That's called an eye-stopper.............

Rich in VA

[Jim Becker]

You need to be selling these puppies for A LOT, Mr. Seebeck... ;) Awesome!

[Tim Solley]

Curtis,

That pen is most awesome! Good photography too. That has got to be the coolest method of making a pen I've ever seen.

I can't wait to get my hands on zee lathe! Zee vortex has me!

Tim

[John Hart]

Another beauty Curtis! This makes me wonder about the skeletal remains of alot of different things....deep sea sponges for example.....or sagebrush. Just typing out loud.:rolleyes:

[John Miliunas]

Truly a unique and most beautiful pen! Great job, Curtis! :) :cool: