Borouz Woodworking

Or at the very least make you think.  The request is for a Footprints in the sand pen.  The idea was to create a blank that used wood from Bethlehem and an acrylic pour for the water.  There may have still been some moisture in that blank or something happened in the pressure pot, or rather didn’t happen.  After cutting the five blanks from the mold Sam felt like he wouldn’t know which one to use until he actually saw them closer to the final state.  After all how can you tell how the two parts meet unless you can clearly see them?  In turning this one down several small holes were revealed.

Footprints in the sand pen blank

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group of princess pen blanks

Are you a half full or half empty mold kind of person?  While it’s always great when something works the way you were intending it to.  It’s also great when it doesn’t.  In this case the fail happened because the color swirls did not penetrate deep enough.  No swirling or mixing was done after the color pours either.   The fear is that when the pen is turned all the colors will be removed.  New plan, redo the pour and change the way the swirls are added.  Any suggestions on how to use these pieces?

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Creating a pen blank perfect for a princess.  The recipient picked out the princess pen kit and it is shown with a white pearl blank that has swirls of gold and black.  Can’t wait to see this one cut into blanks.

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Silver mica powder is a lot more opaque than you would think.  It creates a dove grey color when completely mixed in.  This moment is what creating blanks is all about.  The energy, the movement, the possibilities.  Let’s all just take a minute and stare at it in silence.

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