Watermelon Seed and epoxy.

Vase is 3.5 by 5 inches a casting of watermelon seed and epoxy. The black outer surface of the seed colored the epoxy darker than I wanted. Finish is an added coat of exopy and wax.

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Roger Smith

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Date: Mon January 19, 2009
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Larry Charlot

interesting, how was it on the tools.

#1 Mon January 19, 2009 1:26am

MikeInMo

Cool. It's like a big pen blank. Did you use a pressure pot to cast it? What kind of epoxy?

#2 Mon January 19, 2009 1:31am

Roger Smith

The epoxy dulls the gouge fairly quick. I experience some tearout (flaking off) of the epoxy, but the tear-out for the white center of the seed is horrible. The epoxy is durable. I let the buffering wheel snatch the vase out of my hand and it bounce twice on the floor with only one minor chip that was repairable.

I use system 3 with the clear hardner. I poured the seeds into a 4 inch plastic pipe coupling with a wooden base sealed on one end. I put a tight fitting wood piston on the top after I had poured the epoxy in the mold. I used a clamp to apply pressure and prevent the mixure from floating up.

#3 Mon January 19, 2009 1:55am

Bill Bolen

That is original and very cool!..Bill..

#4 Mon January 19, 2009 3:52am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Great idea. 8-)

#5 Mon January 19, 2009 6:15am