2 HEAVY spalted ones from today
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Rick P
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This next one has some issues. The black areas are very soft, the hole for the inlay was like sawdust pressed in place. I like to do inlay and never pass pu an opportunity at a natural void. Unfortunately the margins didn't firm up very well after several coats of CA. The turquoise is rather messy.
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AuS MaDDoG
Member
I like the look of the timber and the colour, looks great!!
Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Tony.
Thanks for sharing
Cheers
Tony.
toyotaman
Member
Both are nice pens. How do you add the turquoise to the blank? Is it chrystals,powder?
Donny
Donny
SDB777
Member
Ditto on this question?
I have yet to stuff turquoise into a void(and want to do it). Yours looks great, and if you hadn't said it wasn't so....I would think it was supposed to be like that!
Scott (them purty) B
SGM Retired
Member
Nice looking wood, maybe catch it before it spalds to much. Was this a root you just came along on? Again nice looking pens.
Gary
Gary
Brooks803
Member
They're both awesome! Great pieces of wood and the finish is outstanding.
Rick P
Member
SGM
All the woods I use in pen turning are reclaimed, in this case it came from a stump I dug up to clear part of our land. I cut it up and saved the best parts for turning but it was a bit too far gone. The question about cotton wood from another post is what inspired me to turn it anyway.
Toyotaman and SDB777
I crush my own stones, the precrushed are a bit too uniform in size. I fill the hard spots first then start filling from the center outward with the biggest piece I can, couple of drops of CA to hold it n place then fill with progressively smaller chunks ending with powder. Seal with more CA sand to match the contour of the pen and it's done. Dark woods show any powder that isn't in the void strongly! Often a bit of extra attention to the margins is needed. IN this case the powder got embedded to deeply to remove completely without sanding through the blank.
Seems my customers agree with you guys on these, I posted them about 8pm and they sold before I went to bed last night.
All the woods I use in pen turning are reclaimed, in this case it came from a stump I dug up to clear part of our land. I cut it up and saved the best parts for turning but it was a bit too far gone. The question about cotton wood from another post is what inspired me to turn it anyway.
Toyotaman and SDB777
I crush my own stones, the precrushed are a bit too uniform in size. I fill the hard spots first then start filling from the center outward with the biggest piece I can, couple of drops of CA to hold it n place then fill with progressively smaller chunks ending with powder. Seal with more CA sand to match the contour of the pen and it's done. Dark woods show any powder that isn't in the void strongly! Often a bit of extra attention to the margins is needed. IN this case the powder got embedded to deeply to remove completely without sanding through the blank.
Seems my customers agree with you guys on these, I posted them about 8pm and they sold before I went to bed last night.
Rick P
Member
Both good looking pens. Great job.