Handmade G10 Pumpkin lanyard beads (netsuke) (pic heavy)

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Handmade G10 Pumpkin lanyard beads (netsuke) (pic heavy)

Posted: 11/19/2012 6:53:35 PM EDT

I am posting here a tutorial on how to make these cool littleguys.

Materials needed:
- G10 in thicknesses of 5/8" or more
- Dremel or foredom type tool
- 1/2" sanding drum attachment
- tapered pointed diamond burr
- 400 grit wet dry sandpaper
- 5 minute epoxy
- green high glow industrial powder
- chopstick or other tapered stick
- 1/4" drill bit

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Use the sanding drum to make vertical random ridges

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Wet rough sand

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Mix epoxy and glow powder with as much powder as will still mix together

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GITD in the dark

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Posted: 11/19/2012 7:11:43 PM EDT

[#1]

That's pretty good, how long did it take?

Posted: 11/20/2012 4:33:57 PM EDT

[#2]

Start to finish on 3 of them is an hour.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Handmade G10 Pumpkin lanyard beads (netsuke) (pic heavy)

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