My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS*

It's not nice to turn Animals....

Barry Irby

you can get in big trouble for turning an elephant.

Those are really nice. I think the zebra one might make me ill if I watched it too closely.

Re: My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS*

Jim Barbour

Ed those are great. How are you making the animal skin? I assume it is fabric embedded in resin.

Re: My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS* *LINK*

Ed Davidson

The spintop "animal skins" come from 2" diameter poly-resin cast rods I picked up at Penn State Industries many years years ago. A smaller 1.75" version is still available at PSI, intended for bottle stopper turning...link below. I've seen similar castings for sale at the local Woodcraft.




Bottle Stopper Blanks

Re: My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS*

mikeee12345

Very nice work Ed!

Have you ever tried the Milliput product? You can quickly fill a void and let it cure and turn it smooth.

There are some videos on YouTube that show some bowls accented with the Milliput product.

Re: My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS*

Jim Barbour

Thanks Ed. I don't know why I had never seen those before.

~ jim

Re: My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS*

Scott Greaves

I always love seeing your work Ed!

Scott.

Re: My New "Animal" Series Spintops *PICS* *LINK*

Ed Davidson

Thanks for the input. Never tried Milliput, but I will look into it.

On a related note, I'm started to get excited about a new (to me) embellishment product that'll be delivered tomorrow. It's called C-Tek...fine aluminum mesh that has been impregnated with colored resin. Expensive, but the handles knife-makers have been coming out with are simply stunning. Link below to the supplier I purchased it from. If I don't screw up, look for some finished spintop and yo-yo postings next week.




C-Tek