Desert Ironwood Jr. Gent

[Marc Phillips]

Some more of Dario's wood.... amazing stuff, and really tough.... stinky too

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Added a few extra coats of CA on this one... tried to fill the tiny little bit of chipping that occured on top barrel and succeeded a little .... but also made it very shiny! []

What, if anything, do y'all do to try and avoid that chipping?... that is, once you know that a certain wood may be prone to chipping...

 

[kirkfranks]

Very shiny looks good to me.
I use "80 grit skew" when I have that problem.

 

[jjenk02]

Marc, thats a very nicely done pen and the photo is good too[] I've got about 40 Ironwood blanks, but have yet to turn them[]

 

[GaryMGg]

James,
When you drill the DIW, drill slowly and clear often -- they can clog the bit and overheat, causing cracking. That's some nice stuff to turn though.
Hmmmm, 40 huh? What'cha been doing?

 

[Marc Phillips]

Originally posted by GaryMGg
<br />James,
When you drill the DIW, drill slowly and clear often -- they can clog the bit and overheat, causing cracking. That's some nice stuff to turn though.
Hmmmm, 40 huh? What'cha been doing?

Glad ya liked my pen Gary []

The drill bits were getting real warm... had to clear the bit several times and just let the drill spin to cool the bit...

 

[GaryMGg]

Marc,
Yep -- got caught up in the moment and forgot that part. [8] I do like it.
I like the selection of kit and wood, and the finish looks real smart. Don't see
any underturning either. All in all, that's a winner. []

 

[jjenk02]

Originally posted by GaryMGg
<br />James,
When you drill the DIW, drill slowly and clear often -- they can clog the bit and overheat, causing cracking. That's some nice stuff to turn though.
Hmmmm, 40 huh? What'cha been doing?

I've been trying to complete the duck work on my new DC system, still have a ways to go..

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice job with the finish!

 

[Jim15]

Excellent pen, nice work.

 

[Tanner]

Beautiful Pen!!! Nice finish!!!

 

[Monty]

Marc, I think you got it. Great looking pen.

 

[Dario]

Marc,

Use a skew and the old mantra...sharp tool, light cuts.

A sharp scraper may work too but for me it, produces less desirable results.

If you want to fill the voids (and this is by preference)...try spot filling the deeper ones with thick or med CA first. Let it cure then sand to bare wood. Apply your finish afterwards...you will get a glass like finish.

Good job btw!

 

[chitswood]

Marc, looks like you did a good job, but I just wanted to add that I especially appreciate pens where the shine doesn't outdo the wood. I've seen pens where the CA finish makes it harder to appreciate the actual figure underneath.

 

[Dario]

Darick,

Done right, a good finish will enhance the wood under. Don't be folled by the shine line you see in pics...in person you can look at the pen w/o seing that []

 

[Ozzy]

Beautiful Pen, great finish.