Dremel rustication tips

[shaintiques]

So I picked up a multi tool over the weekend at a yard sale and bought a kit of new tips and such. I was wondering if the guys who do rustication could show us some pics of their work and which type of tip they used. I have already started working and experimenting on some old pipes but it would probably help lots of guys to see what has already been done especially by the more experienced dremel users.

 

[dervis]

I agree. I can dremel desent designs on bookcases and the like. Pick up a pipe and turn all thumbs.

 

[ejames]

Dave,look on Ebay for Dental Burs with a 1/8" shank. Some are quite expensive but I have found some at good prices. They cut circles around the bur and bits that usually come with Dremels or other rotary tools. I like the "inverted cone" shaped burs especially.

I did the rustication on these two with an inverted cone bur.

 

[gwynclan]

Another great rustification artist here is jasongone. I would pm him

Cheers

 

[grizzly86]

@ejames I really like the first pipe pictured. Looks great!

 

[shaintiques]

Thanks Ed, those look great. I have one bur, but Ill look for some others, yeah I would love for Jason to also post pics ith the tools used, or others.

 

[ejames]

Jason should have some pics in his album,if you can get to it, and he doesn't post some.
Thanks grizzly,I did that one for a friend.

 

[cortezattic]

That's some beautiful stuff. Both pipes are really enhanced by the work. Very tasteful. :clap:

 

[ejames]

Thank you !

 

[wildcat]

Wonderful as always Ed. You know your craft for sure.

 

[shaintiques]

Are you gus using halcyon wax on those?

 

[ejames]

Yep,Halcyon wax--but first a little shellac, only on the rusticated areas. You can use carnuba but it's tricky. The wax has a tendency to build up in the low areas. I used shellac on the bent Comoy above,but not on the dublin in the second pic.Notice the difference in shine? When I made the dublin,didn't know about using shellac.Discovered it after doing some reading on the Pipe makers forum.

 

[shaintiques]

Where do you buy shellac?

 

[ejames]

Any hardware store. I use the Zinzer brand. Been around forever. Shellac does have some color. The Comoy above, I did not stain the rusticated area,color is from the shellac. But you can use it over stains. I just shellaced a tamper I made from Mulberry and it didn't change the color as far as I can tell.

It can be used straight from the can or thinned with denatured alcohol which you can get at the hardware store also.

 

[shaintiques]

Ok Ill check that out Ive got denatured alcohol. im a painter so I always have some of that lying around.

 

[bobby46]

"Shellac does have some color"

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Shain, be aware that there is a variation of shellac called "orange". I've always used it to give an aged orange-brown color to raw oak furniture. This one immediately darkens your project; if that's what you desire. Over time, sunlight continues the darkening. I have used it on pipes for dark-accenting instead of stain. Or, you can just buy the clear type shellac, which only slightly darkens the project.

 

[nightmarejones]

If you use carnuba this can happen...

Notice the white bits....it does recede after a few smokes and some handling though

 

[ejames]

Yep.that's the problem I have with carnuba on a rustic pipe. I seem to remember reading on the pipe makers forum about how to do it,something about a light touch and slow buffing speeds. My buffers have only one speed !

 

[shaintiques]

Yeah it is very hard to do a rough pipe, Im going to try this halcyon stuff. The place where everybody orders their micromesh is about 20 min from me so Im going to go browse around there first.

 

[whitecloud]

I really like this pipe. What a neat idea. This is a Mario Grande that was on eBay.