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"+.
Bear Tooth Woods is bringing you a limited-edition New Year's blank that will only be available between December 1, 2020 - January 5, 2021. Any blanks on the shelf after January 5th will still be available for sale, but no additional blanks will be made after the 5th of Jan. Some of the glitter used in the blanks is extremely limited, but we believe we have procured enough for the entire run.
The ladies of Bear Tooth Woods have been going glitter crazy and purchasing a bunch of cool glitters whenever and wherever they see them. So you can imagine how much glitter we have piling up. The idea for this blank started when Tori decided to try and test out how many glitters she could get into one blank. The Fabulous Fireworks blank has 18 different glitters inside it - and she thought about trying to add more, but she loved how it looked with just the 18 so it stayed this way for you all. She wanted the blank to look like an explosion of color, much like the fireworks you see when it hits midnight and the New Year starts.
This blank has little to no transparency because of the blue mica powder, but may be more transparent on the thinner walled kits, like Sierras.
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 Ultra Thin), you might be able to 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.
In the main picture and the close-up, the middle pen blank is showing the bottom side of the blank to give you a better idea of the glitter inside of the blank. Pretty amazing isn't it?
These Glitter Alumilite blanks are made in-house here at Bear Tooth Woods. We are starting small and only have the molds to make 3/4" x 5" pen blanks, but we have plans to expand if the demand is there from our customers, so let us know. Comments, compliments, tips, suggestions, complaints, etc. are all appreciated.
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