In some cases I have finished off a rifle with poured pewter or plumbers babbet. Some think.. it will burn the wood. Not if you're careful. I melts somewhere up around 450 degrees. Once it turns to a liquid you don't need to keep getting it hotter.
Pewter is soft and it shapes well with files. It will shine like a new nickel if you polish it. I like a satin like finish. Just taste.
I have poured it in turning blank cavities before turning spindle objects and it creates some really interesting visual effects. I
got the idea after cutting up some walnut on the bandsaw and as I opened the bookmatched boards...I found an old lead ball in the tree -I cut right down the middle
and had a bookmatched lead shape in the panels. It was cool so I put a little epoxy around it and out the door.
Here's a couple shots on the way to a nose cap. Hope it makes sense.
You can view some other photos of "in the works" in the photo gallery under danmart77
later
dan
Pewter is soft and it shapes well with files. It will shine like a new nickel if you polish it. I like a satin like finish. Just taste.
I have poured it in turning blank cavities before turning spindle objects and it creates some really interesting visual effects. I
got the idea after cutting up some walnut on the bandsaw and as I opened the bookmatched boards...I found an old lead ball in the tree -I cut right down the middle
and had a bookmatched lead shape in the panels. It was cool so I put a little epoxy around it and out the door.
Here's a couple shots on the way to a nose cap. Hope it makes sense.
You can view some other photos of "in the works" in the photo gallery under danmart77
later
dan
