plantman
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I have been eagerly watching my mailbox for a package from George (robutacion), from South Australia, that contained some Australian Banksia Hairy Pods that he had made into pen blanks. All I could say was WOW!! when I opened up the package. I didn't feel I had a kit on hand fitting enough for one of these blanks, but I couldn't wait to get one turned. I chose the Rockler Gold Spirit pen kit because it has a 3/4 inch end cap on one end, and I didn't want to turn any more of this beautiful blank than I had to. As I usualy do, I reversed the end caps and tubes to make the pen more balanced and also be able to use the wide short barrel as a stand up holder. George warned me that these were going to take some careful turning and CA to turn out properly. I turned these on my Mini Metal lathe and did some reshaping of my cutting tip. All went quite well with little filling needed. I finished the blank with 4 coats of thick CA to seal and cover any raw material that was on the surface, sanded to 1200 and polished with One-Step plastic polish. You realy have to hold this pen in your hand to take in all the details that are present in this blank. Thank you George for the fantastic blanks. From Up Over, Jim S
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