Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Yoyo Spin
Phil Winn
>Ed. D.,
Which color was this-the Crimson Pearl? (the stopper blank on BB site?) Which other colors
work well/sell well for both pens and bottle stoppers? The Cosmic Orange? Which Blues?
For finishing this materials-to which grit do you sand? Then buff with which? Then finally finish with??
Thanks,
Phil
Phil,
The stopper in the photo below is made from an epoxy resin, the same material as is used for making bowling balls. You can purchase it at:
http://pocwoodworking.com/
Re: Yoyo Spin...PIC's
YoYoSpin
>Phil,
"Crimson Pearl" is what Pens Of Color calls their red bowling ball pen blank material...it looks like this:
There may be other companies who sell this stuff, but POC is the only one I know of.
As for what works/sells best, I'm really not sure. It may depend on what part of the country you're in and what market you're selling to (i.e.; tourist or locals). For me, I like bright colors and laminations...these are probably my favorites to date:
I�ve been experimenting with PCV rod a lot recently, and think there may be a school colors market for pens made from this stuff:
The only thing that I know sells really well is Old Glory themes:
On all acrylics, I wet sand from 220 to 600 grit in 80-120 grit increments, followed by a robust Beall buff. POC has published a recommended finishing process for the Bowling Ball material on several sites, and I think their recommendation works well.
Best regards,
Ed D.
Re: Yoyo Spin...PIC's
Jerry Whitaker
>Ed, Those little round dots on the ends of the clips in the group photo are neat and are really attention getters. Can you tell us how you did this?
Re: Yoyo Spin...PIC's
YoYoSpin
>Jerry,
Those little embellishments are rhinestones and turquoise cabochons. They are glued onto the clip with a tiny drop of thick CA. You�ll find them on eBay (usually by the gross) by doing a search on "12ss"...that's the size designation for 3mm (or 1/8") stones. If you buy rhinestones, be sure to get "flat-back" and not "pointed back" stones.
best regards,
Ed D.