"Out Of Cigars" Cigar Band Project #1

[deadrise]

OK so I got about 5 gallons of cigar bands and this is my first project. No I am not out of cigars the name of the painting was "out of the blue" by karen leeds
so it will now be named "out of cigars" this is a start of the project and will be posting pic's as i go.




and from what I can tell it will take some time

[MrClean]

Sweet, look forward to seeing the progress.
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[neoflex]

Nice! And here I was expecting a mooch thread.

[deadrise]

Originally Posted by neoflex

Nice! And here I was expecting a mooch thread.

no sir no mooch here

[kelmac07]

Keeping an eye on this one Jason.

[Blak Smyth]

I enjoy seeing what creative ways people use their bands, they really are little mas-produced pieces of art. And they hold meaning to the person who can reflect back on their experiences with each band. Can't wait to see more!

I'm curious to hear how long it took for you to collect those....

[deadrise]

Originally Posted by Lonely Raven

I'm curious to hear how long it took for you to collect those....

I started smoking Tijuana cherry's 15+ years ago not many good cigars. I quite cigarettes 3 years ago and started on this down hill slope and started collecting bands then.

[SteelCityBoy]

That's pretty awesome Jason. Looking forward to seeing the finished project! I too started saving cigar bands about a year ago and at somepoint need to decide what I want to do with them. My opinion on it is you might as well use every part of the cigar right? Keep up the good work!

[deadrise]

yea man I call it experience art. seen a guy on a different forum do a Coffey table looked cool but he got blasted because there was cheap cigar bands (puro indos) on it. I stuck up for the man as not everyone starts off with high dollar cigars and I knew it was a experience table tailored from what he had smoked. as far as I go I may or may not put my pi's and twain bands on it have yet to decide but yea I got that experience just not sure if I want to be reminded about it.



here is a update so far man it is going to take forever

[thechrisdotcom]

Originally Posted by deadrise

yea man I call it experience art. seen a guy on a different forum do a Coffey table looked cool but he got blasted because there was cheap cigar bands (puro indos) on it. I stuck up for the man as not everyone starts off with high dollar cigars and I knew it was a experience table tailored from what he had smoked. as far as I go I may or may not put my pi's and twain bands on it have yet to decide but yea I got that experience just not sure if I want to be reminded about it.



here is a update so far man it is going to take forever

What kind of glue and stuff do you use to make something like this? Is there a particular process to follow?

Do you know if the guy with the coffee table use some sort of polyurethane to put over the bands so it had a nice smooth surface? I've always wanted to do an end table or something like that.

[Jasonw560]

Originally Posted by thechrisdotcom

What kind of glue and stuff do you use to make something like this? Is there a particular process to follow?

Do you know if the guy with the coffee table use some sort of polyurethane to put over the bands so it had a nice smooth surface? I've always wanted to do an end table or something like that.

In the picture, bottom right corner, I see some all-purpose glue and scissors.

As for the table, my wife is kinda artsy and does stuff like that, so I can ask her if she knows what's best.

[thechrisdotcom]

Originally Posted by Jasonw560

In the picture, bottom right corner, I see some all-purpose glue and scissors.

As for the table, my wife is kinda artsy and does stuff like that, so I can ask her if she knows what's best.

Didn't even catch the glue in the pic, haha.

I have a crap load of beer coasters too. I'd love to make a table with them, but I have a feeling the polyurethane will soak the coasters and mess up the color of them.

Definitely ask your wife for some ideas, that'd be awesome! Thanks!

Originally Posted by thechrisdotcom

Didn't even catch the glue in the pic, haha.

I have a crap load of beer coasters too. I'd love to make a table with them, but I have a feeling the polyurethane will soak the coasters and mess up the color of them.

Definitely ask your wife for some ideas, that'd be awesome! Thanks!

With cigar bands, I'd glue them as the OP is doing, then coat the whole finished board with either Puzzle Glue (literally what it sounds like and can be purchased at Walmart), or get a proper clear coat for artwork from an art supply store (it's more expensive, higher quality, and wont color the work like hardware store spray clearcoat).

For anything with some thickness to it, if I wanted a clear/clean top, I would either have a glass top made for it, or do the polyu just like you're thinking. It probably *wont* mess with the color, but might give the coasters a wet look. It's basically like a two part, super clear epoxy. Mix the two parts really well, and pour over surface, let gravity level it out.

Looks like it's going to be a very nice project.

Good on your for quitting cigarettes!

[shilala]

I did this a number of years ago. I then took photos and made stationary, posters, etc. Some of the guys still use the stationary around here for bombs and stuff.
I'm trying to find the stationary now. Can't find it. Bummer.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by shilala

I did this a number of years ago. I then took photos and made stationary, posters, etc. Some of the guys still use the stationary around here for bombs and stuff.
I'm trying to find the stationary now. Can't find it. Bummer.

I swear, I've got to do everything! I find all your threads now I'm posting your old stationary pics.

Master 1 is 4.46 MB 3888x2592
Master 2 is 10.1 MB 3807x2592

I can't post due to the size. PM me your home email address and I'll email them to you or tell me how I can post them to be seen.

[jjirons69]

Here's the biggest I could get master 2:

Originally Posted by jjirons69

Here's the biggest I could get master 2:

With your permission... I would like to use this as my computer desktop...

[shilala]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

I swear, I've got to do everything! I find all your threads now I'm posting your old stationary pics.

Master 1 is 4.46 MB 3888x2592
Master 2 is 10.1 MB 3807x2592

I can't post due to the size. PM me your home email address and I'll email them to you or tell me how I can post them to be seen.

Those are quadrant pics of the whole board. I did a whole bunch of those. I found the thread at pvff, but all the links are broken because I abandoned that internet account when I moved.
I'm not sure if I have the board anymore, I think I threw it out when I moved.
I'll send you my email in a minute.
You don't have the stationary, do you?
I know I have all the originals of this stuff, I'll just have to dig a bit and I can't do it right now.

I found the pics of the coasters.