When I finished work early and had a late next day start scheduled I decided to make something special. I had a lot of bits of leftover antler, ivory and Arizona ironwood from a fortnight of sgian dubh building.

I started with some 6061T6 aircraft aluminum and a bit of moose antler and shaped it until it was pleasing to my eye.



A little filework and the prototype was ready for investing.





After making one disaster and two good investments I was ready to pour some. Here is a hot one, newly hatched.



After getting two more good ones I was ready to clean them up for some inlay work.



So I used my prototype moose antler piece, a scrap of ivory and some nicely grained Arizona ironwood.



A little acrylic on a cotton swab sealed the inlays nicely and brought out the grain on the ironwood.



Some flux, solder, and a mini torch got the pins attached. Finished, they measure a little over 3" (the tartan is 2" between the dark lines) and .5" wide. They weigh exactly one ounce.





The next ones will be in agate, granite, and jade when I fire up the diamond saw.