**ENDED** Alumilite Cast Jumping Cholla Cactus

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jteagle6977 said:
Do you sale just plain cholla bare? Found a good use for it makes good orchids mounts.

What size do you need my friend? How long, how wide?

Joe
 
shadetree_1 said:
ripjack13 said:
Is it possible to get some in a larger size? I'd like to see how they work out for 1911 pistol grips. 5"x4"x1"thick....

Hi Marc,
Give us a couple of days to look at the possibility, We'll have to see if I have any cactus big enough to get a pretty flat 4" width out of, I'm pretty sure you want the grain in the cactus to run vertically like in the Trumpet call blanks at the very beginning of this post and I'm just not sure that I have it wide enough without a lot of curve in it.

I'll get back to you in a day or so.
Thanks
Joe

Sounds good.....thank you!
 
Just a thought but what about a pine cone- cast it in the aluminite. Just a thought.............
 
My bad....I should have realized that they are kinda round. Since that's the case it would need to be at least 5" round plus the aluminite...grips are 5" long by 1-1/5" wide each. If you don't have it......then cactus length wise will work. They still look great that way too.....

Thanx Joe.

And keep cool that suns a b***h! I have been to AZ so I know what you mean.....
 
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ripjack13 said:
My bad....I should have realized that they are kinda round. Since that's the case it would need to be at least 5" round plus the aluminite...grips are 5" long by 1-1/5" wide each. If you don't have it......then cactus length wise will work. They still look great that way too.....

Thanx Joe.

And keep cool that suns a b***h! I have been to AZ so I know what you mean.....

So do you want them round like the Blue Turkey pot call blank that was shown to Bangleguy earlier in this thread ?

Joe
 
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Mike1950 said:
Just a thought but what about a pine cone- cast it in the aluminite. Just a thought.............

We do White Spruce pine cones (picture #1) Mike and cactus and sweetgum balls and burl woods/with live edge and wormy wood, I put a few pics on to show . What do you think of these?

Everything shown is in 7/8" square x5 1/4" pen blanks except the last picture, those are 1 1/2" square x 6 1/2" Turkey Trumpet call blanks.

There is not much out there that Chris won't try to cast! If he can hold it down long enough until it stops kickin he'll cast it!!

Joe

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shadetree_1 said:
ripjack13 said:
My bad....I should have realized that they are kinda round. Since that's the case it would need to be at least 5" round plus the aluminite...grips are 5" long by 1-1/5" wide each. If you don't have it......then cactus length wise will work. They still look great that way too.....

Thanx Joe.

And keep cool that suns a b***h! I have been to AZ so I know what you mean.....

So do you want them round like the Blue Turkey pot call blank that was shown to Bangleguy earlier in this thread ?

Joe


Oh yes sir! I do i do...if you have one big enpugh.
 
Dag nabit...i wanted to say more but my phone wouldnt let me.......

I'd like one of the trumpet blocks and 2 of the turkey pot calls. One large and one norman size. I need to look at the colors you sent me on my computer tomorrow to let you know which ones.
 
Joe/Chris,

Thanks for the great alumilite cactus blank! It made a fabulous bangle. I am excited to get more blanks with some of you different color choices. Great product guys! Let me know when you have a good bangle size for me :)

Eric
 
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BangleGuy said:
Joe/Chris,

Thanks for the great alumilite cactus blank! It made a fabulous bangle. I am excited to get more blanks with some of you different color choices. Great product guys! Let me know when you have a good bangle size for me :)

Eric

Glad you like Eric! I still want pictures!! Chris will be in touch with you, he's working up a "donut" mold in the next few days! While he gets the fun part I'll be out in the heat cutting up this nasty dirty old cactus! ( this is where you are supposed to feel sorry for me:lolol:, hint, hint):lolol::sorry2:

Joe

Joe
 
Mike1950 said:
Just a thought but what about a pine cone- cast it in the aluminite. Just a thought.............

Mike, here is a pinecone cast with alumilite:
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Mike1950 said:
Just a thought but what about a pine cone- cast it in the aluminite. Just a thought.............

Mike, here is a pinecone cast with alumilite:
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I've turned several and they're always beautiful!

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ripjack13 said:
Dag nabit...i wanted to say more but my phone wouldnt let me.......

I'd like one of the trumpet blocks and 2 of the turkey pot calls. One large and one norman size. I need to look at the colors you sent me on my computer tomorrow to let you know which ones.


Hey Marc,
I know you said you wanted it as a pot call blank for the grips but I dont think that will get you the look you think it will. On the bangle you saw the side grain like the pen blanks and trumpet calls. If you make the grips w/ the puck it will look like the top of the puck w/ the hole in the center not w/ the "webbing" like the bangle. If that is what you are looking for that is cool and I can do that but I want to make sure before making a special mold just for that.

Thanks,
Chris
 
shadetree_1 said:
Mike1950 said:
Just a thought but what about a pine cone- cast it in the aluminite. Just a thought.............

We do White Spruce pine cones (picture #1) Mike and cactus and sweetgum balls and burl woods/with live edge and wormy wood, I put a few pics on to show . What do you think of these?

Everything shown is in 7/8" square x5 1/4" pen blanks except the last picture, those are 1 1/2" square x 6 1/2" Turkey Trumpet call blanks.

There is not much out there that Chris won't try to cast! If he can hold it down long enough until it stops kickin he'll cast it!!

Joe

Here is one of those spruce pine cone blanks rounded and polished a little.

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shadetree_1 said:
BangleGuy said:
Joe/Chris,

Thanks for the great alumilite cactus blank! It made a fabulous bangle. I am excited to get more blanks with some of you different color choices. Great product guys! Let me know when you have a good bangle size for me :)

Eric

Glad you like Eric! I still want pictures!! Chris will be in touch with you, he's working up a "donut" mold in the next few days! While he gets the fun part I'll be out in the heat cutting up this nasty dirty old cactus! ( this is where you are supposed to feel sorry for me:lolol:, hint, hint):lolol::sorry2:

Joe

Joe
Here you go! And I do feel sorry for you:sorry2:! Take lots of water and scavenge for cactus at 5am! :lol: And watch out for the pack rats and critters that live in that stuff :help:
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Yes...i was going for a book matched set for the large cacti and the normal one i was going to make a pot call. The trumpet size is a perfect size to get 2 sets out of. So....final answer..lol

2 circles...1 large...1 normal size..
1 trumpet normal size..

I havent been on my computer yet to look at colors ...so when i get hom around 430 eastrn time I'll let you know then....

Thanx so much !!!
 
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BangleGuy said:
shadetree_1 said:
BangleGuy said:
Joe/Chris,

Thanks for the great alumilite cactus blank! It made a fabulous bangle. I am excited to get more blanks with some of you different color choices. Great product guys! Let me know when you have a good bangle size for me :)

Eric

Glad you like Eric! I still want pictures!! Chris will be in touch with you, he's working up a "donut" mold in the next few days! While he gets the fun part I'll be out in the heat cutting up this nasty dirty old cactus! ( this is where you are supposed to feel sorry for me:lolol:, hint, hint):lolol::sorry2:

Joe

Joe
Here you go! And I do feel sorry for you:sorry2:! Take lots of water and scavenge for cactus at 5am! :lol: And watch out for the pack rats and critters that live in that stuff :help:

All I can say is "WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!" You my friend are a craftsman of the highest order!!! I just love to see our rough blanks turned into a thing of beauty and you have certainly done that !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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BangleGuy said:
shadetree_1 said:
BangleGuy said:
Joe/Chris,

Thanks for the great alumilite cactus blank! It made a fabulous bangle. I am excited to get more blanks with some of you different color choices. Great product guys! Let me know when you have a good bangle size for me :)

Eric

Glad you like Eric! I still want pictures!! Chris will be in touch with you, he's working up a "donut" mold in the next few days! While he gets the fun part I'll be out in the heat cutting up this nasty dirty old cactus! ( this is where you are supposed to feel sorry for me:lolol:, hint, hint):lolol::sorry2:

Joe

Joe
Here you go! And I do feel sorry for you:sorry2:! Take lots of water and scavenge for cactus at 5am! :lol: And watch out for the pack rats and critters that live in that stuff :help:

Don't forget the Diamondback Rattlesnakes I have to fight for the cactus!!! They always lose though and end up in the freezer and then I tan them, they make fantastic boots and pen blanks and you might even figure a way to make Bangles from them!

OH I can smell the wood burning now ! Eric has his thinking cap on !!!!!!!!!
 
Rattlesnake skin 1911 grips!!!
 
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