Price is per blank. The blanks shown are representative of the blank you will receive, but are not necessarily the exact blank you will receive.
Blanks measure 3/4"+ x 5"+.
These blanks mix fantastic colors of mica powders with just the perfect amount of glitter. We have always felt other blanks needed more glitter, so Bear Tooth Woods decided to start making our own and we have named this line of blanks "Glitter Swirl." Tori is the master of color and she is bringing you imaginative mixes of colors and glitter in these blanks for your projects.
Have you ever walked into one of those old fashioned candy stores where the sugary concoction of colors hits you as soon as you walk in the door? This is the feeling this blank emoted and how it came by its name. The blank originally started as an experiment (who doesn’t want to play with micas, glitter, and resin?) with how the Interference mica colors mix with the regular mica colors. Tori picked out the 3 primary colors to work with - Red, Blue, and Yellow then mixed in some holographic glitter of the same colors and mother of pearl ultra fine glitter for that extra shimmer and arrived at this lovely Candy Melt. While this blank won’t melt in your hands we think you will find it quite tasty!
With the amount of colors in this blank (7 micas and 4 glitters), you may notice it is hard to find a pattern match for 2-tubed kits. The top and the bottom of the blank may look drastically different depending on the pour.
Our Glitter Alumilite blanks have that butter-smooth turn that you've come to expect from Alumilite, however the glitter does tend to make a mess. Expect to find glitter for a while after you turn. When finishing the Glitter blank, we've found that using a CA finish has given us the smoothest finish. If you don’t use a CA Finish (we use a few coats of Super Thin), you can feel the slightest texture of the glitter on the surface of your turned blank.
Small voids in any Glitter blanks are to be expected. We put a lot of glitter in these blanks and some air bubbles and small tear-outs will occur when turning. We recommend using medium viscosity CA glue to fill these voids while the lathe is turned off. Be absolutely sure the CA glue has FULLY cured before you turn the lathe back on.
These Glitter Swirl Alumilite blanks are made in-house here at Bear Tooth Woods. Comments, compliments for Tori, tips, suggestions, complaints, etc. are all appreciated and help us do our job better.
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