jipp
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Post by jipp on Jun 29, 2009 15:51:35 GMT -5
hello guys/gals. i had no clue where to ask this so figured bead work maybe the place.. this fall i plan on making a special knife.. what i have plan is a bowie style.. with a amber pommel, with a scorpion in it. here is the thing. iv been looking and searching the net on how to make home made amber.. and i have found nothing. I did run across one guy who dose what i want.. but he never saw my question, or is keeping the recipe to making home made amber to him self. i was orginaly thinking any epoxie would be fine then dye it.. but after looking at the dyes aviable for epoxie they are not transparent.. so that would not work.. so maybe some of you really educated type maybe able to come up with a recipe we can try. thanks again chris.
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Post by Buckskin Billy on Jun 29, 2009 19:54:32 GMT -5
i hope some one here can help you. you sure have got me wondering
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Post by caretaker on Jun 29, 2009 21:02:42 GMT -5
I don`t Know either but would think it would be simular to coloring plastic or glass. I have seen ambered glass and plastic so why not epoxey.
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jipp
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Post by jipp on Jun 30, 2009 0:10:45 GMT -5
hi guys.. im just guessing its epoxie. whatever it is.. it has to be in a liquid form then sets hard. as i want to put the bugs in the middle of it. i asked my step dad to ask his model railroad club. if i find out ill be sure to share. i have no shortage of deadly bugs to put in the stuff. LOL, one thing about the desert, 80% of the crap here can kill you.. or make your day go bad in a hurry.
chris.
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Post by phoenix1967 on Jun 30, 2009 9:52:23 GMT -5
There is an epoxy resin that is amber colored, I used to do the same thing... Make amber pommels for handles. You can also use the pour on acrylic, with a tinting agent. I'll try to do a tutorial on using epoxy for guards and pommels
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jipp
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Post by jipp on Jun 30, 2009 12:22:09 GMT -5
that would be cool lawren. thanks.
chris.
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jipp
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Post by jipp on Jul 3, 2009 21:09:31 GMT -5
aint ya done yet?? lol
chris.
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Post by jipp on Jul 5, 2009 18:24:11 GMT -5
ok, i figured it out. i will give it a try this fall. now i need to hunt for some scorpions. lol
chris.
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