Cholla Cactus Bangle

sweet work there

i’ve seen keychains and such from cholla

but this is really nice

well done

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Very nice, you expand our verity of rawmaterial. What is the blue colour?

-- Eli Adamit, Israel

Wow that’s cool. Never saw anything made from Alumilite before.
Never even heard of it actually.

-- A family man has photos in his wallet where his money used to be.

Very cool!

-- Dreaming patterns

You’re 100% right: Who would have thought caucus could be so cool? But, it’s more than cool—it’s absolutely beautiful and your craftsmanship is superb. Thanks.for sharing.

-- John C. -- "Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." George Washington

fantastic!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

splendid..

-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.

That is really amazing!!

How did you dye the alumilite? I used it all the time but I’ve never tried dying it. Was it the normal white/beige stuff dyed or did you use the clear?

-- Lis - Michigan - http://www.missmooseart.com - https://www.etsy.com/people/lisbokt

Thanks everyone for your comments! I bought the alumilite cactus blank from another fellow on a different forum, so I can’t take credit for that. He makes these blanks for some type of turkey call (I think). I saw the blank and was inspired to try a bangle. His color options are pretty huge. I am trying a black one and a turquoise one next. I make the metal bangle cores, and stabilize the wood (not for this one though). Jewelry is fun to make on the lathe, a nice afternoon project :)

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Where do you get the stainless steal cores from?

-- "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"....Pablo Picasso

you are quite the artist. Just gorgous.

@Kapanen asked “Where do you get the stainless steal cores from?”

I am new to LJ and not too sure about the rules for posting. The short answer is that I make the stainless steel and copper cores in Western Colorado and sell them on my website. I hope this doesn’t get me in trouble :)

Eric

-- www.BangleGuy.com

I hope we are not in violation of any rules….. You have a nice site, and I will have give this a try. I let the girlfriend see your work, and it seems like the only option now to keep her happy, is to get one of these on her wrist….lol

Thanks for sharing, look forward to turning one.

-- "Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life"....Pablo Picasso

Wow. The grain texture is out of this world. Awesome work!

P.S.
I noticed an external link on your other project post. Is this still an active venture?

@LumberingWoodworker

Yes, bangleguy.com is up and going. If you want to see more, stop in and see some of my other bangle projects. As far as the Cholla goes, I am working on getting another alumilite puck, this time in turquoise :)

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