Got 4 of these pine cones from Les (rd_ab_penman) a while back. In making this pen I managed to destroy the first 3. This is the 4th and last attempt.
I did not want to tempt my fate any further to get a better fit of the nib end. The fit is a bit proud there.
I used a slightly modified method to prepare the blank from Les'.
Preparing the blank:
Sanding and finishing:
Thank you Les.
And thank you for looking. Comments are welcome.
I did not want to tempt my fate any further to get a better fit of the nib end. The fit is a bit proud there.
I used a slightly modified method to prepare the blank from Les'.
Preparing the blank:
- I drilled a 27/64" hole for a Elegant Beauty through the cone,
- marinated the cone in Minwax Wood Hardner for 24 hours,
- dried it in a warming chamber for about 3 hours,
- cleaned/filed the hole a bit so that the tube would fit,
- CA glued the tube,
- trimmed blank roughly 90 deg to 4 sides using the bandsaw,
- rounded off the blank as much as I could on a disc sander,
- repeated the following 2 steps until to best fit:
- turned/shaved the blank very lightly about 5 to 6 passes
- repeated the applying CA and turning steps (many, many times)
Sanding and finishing:
- sanded down 600 grit,
- applied 6 coats of medium CA with buffing with fine steel wool in between,
- applied 2 coats of thin CA buffing with back of a leftover sand paper,
- no HUT polishing this time.
Thank you Les.
And thank you for looking. Comments are welcome.
