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Mini Handcrafted
 Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcrafted Wood Acoustic Guitar $195.95 
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 Dollhouse Mini Alice Zinn Handcraft Aquarium Fish Tank $179.95
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 Western Saddle wi Silver Handcrafted Dollhouse Mini $159.95
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 Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcrafted Complete Archery Set $84.95
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 Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcrafted Moving Coffee Grinder $74.95
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 Bespaq Mini Hand Crafted Jeanne Walnut Swag Armoire $66.95
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 Mini Bespaq Handcrafted Mahogany Schramsburg Cradle $52.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Handcrafted Bespaq Vintage Dental Sink $48.95
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 Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcraft Detailed Weather Station $45.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcraft Wood Crutches $44.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Handcraft Asian Japanese Calligraphy Set $42.95
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 HANDCRAFTED MINI SPINDLE CRIB AND CHEST LEES LINE $39.99
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 Melissa Doug Fold and Go Mini Dollhouse $43.13
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 Bespaq Mini Hand Crafted Mahogany New Castle Bar Stool $39.95
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 Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcraft Nautical Boat Bilge Pump $39.95
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 Mini Handcrafted Asian Japanese Kimono Obi Stand Set for Dollhouse $37.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Bespaq Handcrafted Model Sailing Ship $37.95
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 Dolhouse Mini Handcrafted Working Wood Hammer Peg Toy $36.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Taylor Jade Handcrafted Decoupage Table $29.95
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 Mini Imported Handcrafted Working 3 Level House Puzzle $29.95
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 Victor Franco Handcrafted Dollhouse Mini Pizza Cutter $29.95
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 Mini Lucy Iducovich Handcrafted Cream Hanging Bathrobe $24.95
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 Mini By Barb Handcrafted Passover Wine Filled Glasses $24.95
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 Mini Working Handcraft Chinese Lantern Red Gold Tassel $24.95
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 Walking Stick Duck Head Handcrafted Dollhouse Mini $25.00
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 Old Saddlebags Brown Handcrafted Dollhouse Mini $24.00
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 Mini Hand Crafted Green Yellow Needlepoint Welcome Mat $22.95
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 Mini Dolls Cobbler Handcrafted Ladies Natural Sneakers $19.95
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 Victor Franco Handcrafted Mini Crochet Hook Doily RED $19.95
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 Victor Franco Handcrafted Mini Crochet Hook Doily GREEN $19.95
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 Alice Zinn Handcrafted Mini Blue Cat Pet Tote Carrier $19.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Handcrafted Hoodie Sweatsuit on Hanger $19.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Nantasy Fantasy Handcrafted Powder Horn $19.95
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 Dolhouse Mini Handcrafted Working Wood Ring Toss Game $19.95
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 Victor Franco Handcrafted Mini Metal Hobby Craft Knife $19.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Handcrafted Book Astrological Treatises $19.95
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 Mini Bette Accola Handcrafted Party Appetizer Platter $18.95
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 Mini Victor Franco Handcrafted Wood and Metal Icepick $18.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Sir Thomas Thumb Handcrafted Rip Saw $17.95
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 Mini Victor Franco Handcrafted Tape Dispenser with Tape $17.95
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 Store Counter Handcrafted MC56 Dollhouse Mini $18.00
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 Round Cranberry Glass Vase w Fluted Top Less than 1 tall Handcrafted Mini $16.99
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 Mini Jeannetta Kendall Handcraft Green Flower Vase Urn $16.95
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 Old Saddlebags Black Handcrafted Dollhouse Mini $17.00
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 Handcrafted Mini Ceramic Halloween Witch Place Setting $15.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Handcrafted Box of Christmas Ornaments $15.95
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 Dollhouse Mini Handcrafted Jewish Book Golden Haggadah Miniatures $15.95
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 Mini Handcrafted Halloween Fence Scene with Pumpkins $15.95
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 Mini Magenta Handcraft Medical Doctor or Dentist Scrubs $14.95
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 Melissa & Doug Wooden Family Doll Set List Price: Sale Price: $11.66 You save: $8.33 (42%)  Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionMulti-generational, colorfully dressed figures are wire-framed, so they can pose in many ways, and make a great addition to any dollhouse. Inspire young imaginations for hours of pretend play!  |
 Bead Bazaar Mini and Medium Bead Box Kits - Nature Friends List Price: Sale Price: $11.98 You save: $3.01 (20%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours DescriptionStylish, handcrafted wooden bead box features nine separate sections filled with assorted wooden beads, plus strings and charms. The butterflies, ladybugs and other winged beauties will add a nature-loving spirit to all your beaded creations... |
 Bead Bazaar Mini and Medium Bead Box Kits - Sweetie Pie List Price: Sale Price: $13.99 You save: $1.00 (7%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionStylish, handcrafted wooden bead box features nine separate sections filled with assorted wooden beads, plus strings and heart-shaped charms, so you can have fun making beaded creations for yourself and those you love... |
 Hello Kitty Santa & Reindeer- Miniature - Hand Blown Glass Figurines List Price: Sale Price: $3.99 You save: $0.76 (16%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionThis tiny glass figure is one of the many charming collectible glass animals by Tynies. Whimsical in design, they glisten in the light. Children of all ages will love to own their own glass menagerie. Great idea for party favors, gifts, and collectibles... |
 Bead Bazaar Mini and Medium Bead Box Kits - Just For Fun List Price: Sale Price: $8.75 You save: $6.24 (42%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionHandcrafted wooden bead box features nine separate sections filled with strings, charms and wooden beads in assorted colors and styles. Box measures approximately 6.5" x 8" x 1.2". |
 Limited Edition Winchester® Handmade Wooden Mini Fishing Lure, Chocolate Cream Marble Sale Price: $29.78 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionLimited edition 2008 Winchester® fishing lure in Chocolate Cream Marble. Painstakingly handcrafted and painted, this highly collectible mini wooden lure comes with a grey Winchester® lure box with Winchester® paper insert... |
 EXP Handmade Wood Horse Race Travel Game Sale Price: $5.99 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionEnjoy hours of fun for all ages with this classic 2 player wooden Horse Race Game. Set includes: 14 painted wooden pegs (7 red and 7 white), 1 dice, wooden game board, wooden box for easy storage when not in use; instructions for play; Will keep you and your friends occupied for hours; game comes in a compact box for easy travel and portability; dimensions: 3... |
 Alma's Designs Snow White Mini List Price: Sale Price: $14.99 You save: $1.00 (6%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionSnow White Reversible Doll is a cloth reversible storytelling doll. Sweet snow white and the seven dwarfs turn to reveal the wicked witch. It encourages an expressive language and it is a great prop for retelling this classic fairy tale... |
 Bunny Rabbit Collection - Hand Blown Glass Figurines - Miniature for Animal Lover List Price: Sale Price: $6.55 You save: $3.44 (34%) Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days DescriptionThis tiny glass figure is one of the many charming collectable glass animals. Whimsical in design, they glisten in the light. Children of all ages will love to own their own glass menagerie. Great idea for party favors, gifts, and collectibles... |
 Gund The Littlest Bears - 7009 Bride and Groom Miniature Teddy Bears Sale Price: $10.96 Eligible for free shipping!Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days |
Acrylic Styles and Finishes in Handcrafted Pens
Acrylic pens are manufactured from several different compounds to provide the brilliant color schemes, transitions and definitions seen in the finished handcrafted pen. Most common are the acrylic acetate compound blanks that come in many different varieties of colors and designs. Poly resins are making inroads in the business and pride a more detailed specific subject matter as opposed to color striations. Finally, the more solid resins appear to be a combination of poly resin and solids that hide the inner pen tubes completely. With this new compound, the brass tube does not need to be painted to match the resin color to be hidden in the finished pen.
Pen crafters use all three of these compounds in our acrylic line of pens. They are used in our slim line pen though our largest pens we produce with outstanding effects. No two pens will exhibit the same finish depending upon how much acrylic is removed during the pen turning process. As acrylic is removed, the designs begin to take place. Small amounts are removed with each pass of the gouge to prevent digging into the acrylic.
When polished, extraordinary designs and patterns emerge and each pen becomes a mini work of art. Several lots of acrylic can generate many different, though similar, designs and color patterns to offer customers varieties for purchase. The only drawback with acrylic resin is the fact that there is a possibility of the inner pen tube being visible through the lighter shades of acrylic resin designs. Anyone can browse our website and view our entire line of acrylic pen styles.
Poly resins, as opposed to straight acrylics, offer much more protection from detecting the inner pen tube, but can be used to embed objects for the finished pen. Some examples are coffee beans, confetti sprinkles, peas and other items that can be turned on the lathe without destroying the pen blank. These are becoming more popular, but don't offer the amount of color variations that can be obtained with acrylic acetate formulations. Many pen crafters offer variations of poly resin designs at the present time. This is due mainly to availability and as more designs and styles become available, they will be added to product lines.
Many pen turners are facing the same dilemma with poly resins, and that is availability. Many try to manufacture their own formulations with some success, but mostly failure. I have tried using different objects into a generic poly resin compound, but have not had much success in obtaining a very good turning piece. I can thus assess that the main suppliers to the trade are having similar difficulties. Some have a ‘rubbery' texture to them, while others have a somewhat acrylic feel to them.
The final type of blank available for use by pen crafters are variations of acrylic resin pen blanks that block light from penetrating the resin. These pen blanks are designed so that even light colored blanks can be used without observing the pen tube through the surface of the pen. Like the poly resins, the numbers of styles of this type of resin are limited in number. These are relatively new to the market and are beginning to gain popularity.
My overall assessment of the types of acrylic based resin pen blanks on the market today is that the standard acrylic acetate resin provides greater color variation; patterns and designs offer the pen turner the greatest choice for producing an excellent product.
About the Author
Paul Witmer is a pharmaceutical engineering professional and an avid wood worker specializing in fine pens. Paul is also co-owner of www.WitmerEnterprises.com
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