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I like it!!! The black hardware sets off the color in the Oak. The wood is beautiful and finish looks good from the pics. If it is as nice as the one you gave me then I am sure it will be a joy to write with. How did the Oak turn and were the pores a problem with finishing??
Glad to see you are settled in and spinning again
Dave
Glad to see you are settled in and spinning again
Dave
The oak turned pretty well. I used a light touch, and I kept using some CA glue along the way to help it from chipping out, and to stablize it. Not sure if it would have, but I did just to be sure. I thought the pattern was so nice, I was sorta sweating chipping out a huge chunk, and just didn't want to risk it. So, I would turn a bit, and then cover with some thin ca.
**** Question for all ****
Is this turn a little, then cover with CA an effective means of preventing some chip out for pens? It seemed to work here, looking for opinions.
Dave----
As far as the porest in the oak, well.. the ca filled them in nicely. so it was pretty smooth. I noticed that I could and should have buffed it a bit more before putting it together. But, I am pretty proud of this pen.
DL -- Finishing with CA, I'll post a separate thread.
**** Question for all ****
Is this turn a little, then cover with CA an effective means of preventing some chip out for pens? It seemed to work here, looking for opinions.
Dave----
As far as the porest in the oak, well.. the ca filled them in nicely. so it was pretty smooth. I noticed that I could and should have buffed it a bit more before putting it together. But, I am pretty proud of this pen.
DL -- Finishing with CA, I'll post a separate thread.
Good looking pen, Clay, the fit is real good. Better than my first CA finished pen.
You asked for a critique, so here goes. It's hard to really critique from a pic, but the finish appears a little rough. What was your sanding scheme?
I generally sand to 400. I sand with the lathe running slow, stop the lathe and sand the blanks lengthwise to remove any circular sanding marks. After sanding with paper to 400 I start with 1500 Micromesh and go through each MM grit through 12,000, sanding lengthwise between each grit.
A final finish of Renaissance Wax gives a nice sheen with protection, although the CA finish is tough on it's on.
Again, the pic may not be reflecting the real finish of the pen.
That is some beautiful wood.
Ken
You asked for a critique, so here goes. It's hard to really critique from a pic, but the finish appears a little rough. What was your sanding scheme?
I generally sand to 400. I sand with the lathe running slow, stop the lathe and sand the blanks lengthwise to remove any circular sanding marks. After sanding with paper to 400 I start with 1500 Micromesh and go through each MM grit through 12,000, sanding lengthwise between each grit.
A final finish of Renaissance Wax gives a nice sheen with protection, although the CA finish is tough on it's on.
Again, the pic may not be reflecting the real finish of the pen.
That is some beautiful wood.
Ken
clowman said:
It's still a fine looking pen, Clay. I won't admit how many I have disassembled and refinished.
This is one of the handiest tools I have used for sanding pens and spindles. I have some wrist and elbow soreness after sanding and this sander solves that. A different grit on each wheel and the sanding is over quickly. It is usually available at Sears for around $25:
Nice pen bro, good job, I look forward to turning out some pens in the future. Be blessed friend
It's the wood from Cad's (Handturnedbowls) downed tree. I like it. I'm going to get some more when I use up what I have.
Thats a nice pen clay. I would also be curious to know about the CA trick. It would make sense though. CA give corn cobs the ability to be made into a pen. So it sounds like a great idea to me. Heck I could have used it on a project or two where I had a blow out.
Clay, sorry I havent reported in here and congratulated you. That wood did turn out beautiful. Glad I have lots of it, I have turned 2 bowls from it now and am thrilled to pieces I landed this tree.
It is very elegant, to say the least, and I want one. My office will soon be in my study in my home, and that would look damn fine on my oak desk. Put me on the list to get one of these from you.
If you are willing, I will be glad to have you over at my house one weekend and I can teach you how to do things with a skew that will eliminate your chipping, and cut your sanding time down at least 2/3'ds.
Again, that is an awesome pen, you should have no prob selling these.
cad
It is very elegant, to say the least, and I want one. My office will soon be in my study in my home, and that would look damn fine on my oak desk. Put me on the list to get one of these from you.
If you are willing, I will be glad to have you over at my house one weekend and I can teach you how to do things with a skew that will eliminate your chipping, and cut your sanding time down at least 2/3'ds.
Again, that is an awesome pen, you should have no prob selling these.
cad
It looks gorgeous to me. Wonder if anyone has ever thought of making laser pointers out of wood like this?
Craft Supplies USA has them. I thought I saw on at Penn state as well, but can't find that.
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