11-12-2007, 09:36 PM
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Name: Dolan Brown City: Wallace State: NC County: Duplin Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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How do you guys/gals stabilize corn cobs to make a pen blank? Has anyone here done this successfully? I am guessing lots and lots of thin CA glue. Is there a simple/cheap way to do this. Is there a particular type cob that works better than others? I had a desire to make a pen from a corn cob so I bought a blank for $6.99 from CSUA and everything was fine until I got almost ready to sand it and I had piece break off and it all went down hill from there. I don't want to spend another $6.99 for a blank if possible.
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11-12-2007, 11:05 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dolan, check out this article from the IAP library - http://content.penturners.org/articl...corncobpen.pdf
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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11-13-2007, 12:07 PM
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Name: Jerry Byrum City: Windsor State: NC County: Bertie Join Date: Feb 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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For corn cobb pens, I drill the center, put some thin CA glue inside the drilled corn cobb. I use only enough to seal the soft part of the cobb. After it dries I insert the tubes glued with medium CA and put thin CA around the part to be milled. I mill the pen blank and put a little more CA around the ends of each pen blank to keep it from shattering as I turn the blank. Put the blanks on the lathe and turn with sharp tools and a light touch. Once the sanding is done, finish with thin CA and a wax. I am not good enough to consistently turn a slimline. I use at least a Classic American because you do not ahve to turn as near the center of the cobb. | |
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11-15-2007, 08:10 PM
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Name: Dolan Brown City: Wallace State: NC County: Duplin Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave I had seen the instructions in the link you provided but had forgotten about it. I tried one today from corn grown on my farm. It turned out much better, not perfect but close. And the blank didn't cost $6.99...it was free. I've saved some nice cobs for more attempts later. Thanks guys for the help.
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11-15-2007, 08:31 PM
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Name: Mark City: Goldsboro State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by Splinter  Dave I had seen the instructions in the link you provided but had forgotten about it. I tried one today from corn grown on my farm. It turned out much better, not perfect but close. And the blank didn't cost $6.99...it was free. I've saved some nice cobs for more attempts later. Thanks guys for the help. At $6.99 each it would almost be profitable to develope a strain of corn that produces 3/4" x 9" cobs. Don't think the farmers hereabouts are getting that much an ear! 
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11-15-2007, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Gofor At $6.99 each it would almost be profitable to develope a strain of corn that produces 3/4" x 9" cobs. Don't think the farmers hereabouts are getting that much an ear!
Go After this summer's drought, that is about all the corn plants are producing. Most growers are getting more for the stalks as hay, than the corn itself
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
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