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… For the corn cob, buy some corn on the cob and save the cob. You can dry in the oven on the lowest setting or just set outside in the sun till dry. They don't have to be stablized. Use a very light touch when end milling. …


This is all new to me, but I did wonder why a person wouldn’t just buy corn, heat and eat, then dry the cobs themselves.

Any special reason why buying them post-munch could be preferable?

Besides that, I’d be very interested to see what pinecone and corncob pens look like whenever you’re finished.

The pinecones shown above are not large enough for pens without casting in resin. The best would be "Coulter" or "Digger" pinecones from southern California. You can only get one pinecone in a large USPS flat rate box. The second best would be Afghan or Southern Yellow Pine which is what I use. I pick them up at a rest area along I-26 outside of Columbia, SC on my way to Florida. The cones must be dry for turning, even if casting in resin. For corncob pens use the smallest diameter cobs that you can find. If you can find someone that raises popcorn that would be great.

eagleta2 wrote:Hi all...

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I would consider paying for shipping if anyone would be willing to pack u p and ship some large pine cones and or dried out corn cobs.

Thanks for your help

Geo

We froze & brought with us about 20 bags of sweet corn on the cob. I also have a Pine tree that is loaded with nasty cones that make a mess in the yard. Also I have a Cyprus tree root ball (about the size of a soccer ball) that may make interesting pens. I was going to try to make a bowl or something but I let it dry out to quickly.

We will be at Mayo clinic on Shea Blvd Monday 3-25 about 11:00 If interested in a meet PM me with a Phone #

stumpbuster wrote:We froze & brought with us about 20 bags of sweet corn on the cob. I also have a Pine tree that is loaded with nasty cones that make a mess in the yard. Also I have a Cyprus tree root ball (about the size of a soccer ball) that may make interesting pens. I was going to try to make a bowl or something but I let it dry out to quickly.

We will be at Mayo clinic on Shea Blvd Monday 3-25 about 11:00 If interested in a meet PM me with a Phone #

Hi Glenn

A hear thy THANK YOU coming your way...please see your pm

Geo

bettyt44720 wrote:The pinecones shown above are not large enough for pens without casting in resin. The best would be "Coulter" or "Digger" pinecones from southern California. You can only get one pinecone in a large USPS flat rate box. The second best would be Afghan or Southern Yellow Pine which is what I use. I pick them up at a rest area along I-26 outside of Columbia, SC on my way to Florida. The cones must be dry for turning, even if casting in resin. For corncob pens use the smallest diameter cobs that you can find. If you can find someone that raises popcorn that would be great.

Those are some beautiful examples and interesting info regarding use of corncob.

the third photo in bettyt44720's post showed a beautiful pen, a squared pen blank and a long cone laying on the table. That cone is a spruce cone. The two upright cones are pine cones.

Question - was the pen in that photo made from a spruce cone?