Another technique is to let the epoxy (or lacquer) ooze just a bit, then while it’s still curing, brush finely ground gold dust over the lacquer where it will adhere, and look like it’s a bead of gold.
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JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
canoeguide
Chumono
DIY kintsugi with epoxy on an @Soldano666 pot:
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Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
It’s better if you don’t have to paint the gold on. Apply enough so a nice bead oozes out, but then, don’t touch it.
M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Maybe a bong?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
How bout an ant?
Sorce
Sorce
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Is that where he keeps his stash?
It’s how he smokes it.
LanceMac10
Imperial Masterpiece
Hash-pipe?
...burn chamber is pretty small and it's got a snuffer for a tail.....might need some safety glasses, however. Bend the antennae back?
…..you "21 Jump Street" a HS pottery class or something?
...burn chamber is pretty small and it's got a snuffer for a tail.....might need some safety glasses, however. Bend the antennae back?
…..you "21 Jump Street" a HS pottery class or something?
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
The Antennae get in the stache a little but won't harm a big nose feller!
Jay Leno might have problems with the legs.
Ha!
It's pretty comfortable, but it'll get smaller.
I had a piece of clay pinched off that looked like an ant head, so I made an ant, then when giving him a mouth hole...I figured WTH. It's an accident!
4th bowl.....none too great.
Good accent. Ready for the after-party.
Sorce
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Ooooh... almost begging for a bad trip sticking the head of an ant shaped pipe in your mouth!
RKatzin
Omono
This is encouraging! About the same size and shape and at least as many pieces. I abhor epoxy, but it seems the way to go in this instance.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
It just takes a while as you have to do it in sections. Best to build it dry first as sometimes it looks like you should do pieces A and B first, but turns out you have to do B and C first to get them to puzzle together. I found a really easy epoxy to use, it is in a largish syringe type thing that has the two sides next to each other. When you push the plunger it comes out together so it is easy to mix in the right proportions. I'll send you a picture if you want of it. Also important is to get the right gold additive. I used a hobby mica powder, it was really good. Some of them are grainy or have glitter embedded. I mixed the mica right into the epoxy so I only had one process to do.
RKatzin
Omono
This is gold country and I can get placer flakes and real gold dust. Little wheels are spinning in the back part of my brain. Imbed flakes on edge and then hammer them flat. I'm jazzed with the idea of doing something with this pot. It was just heartbreaking when it arrived in pieces.
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
I don't think I'd hammer on the joints. I don't know how much force would be involved, but you're asking for problems. The basic concept is sticking the gold to the seams with the epoxy that glues the pieces together.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Oh we're hammering on the joints....wait....
What are we talking about?
Sorce
What are we talking about?
Sorce
Arlithrien
Shohin
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
My gut says it will break in the frost.
Reckon I'm right.
Sorce
Arlithrien
Shohin
So it's a tropicals-only pot then. What will they think of next?
