hilltopper46
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Even after doing 20 pens from woodwork out of an old house that was torn down.
I still hate walnut
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DKF
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Hatred aside, those are a nice group of pens.........
johncrane
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Tony
nice bunch of pens they would look better than the house right now.[
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nice bunch of pens they would look better than the house right now.[
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Ligget
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Looking good from WAY over here too! [8D][]
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edstreet
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why do you hate walnut?
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txbatons
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Nothing to hate looking at those pens. Good work.
GaryMGg
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good craftsmanship; good finish; nice pens.
Rifleman1776
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Nice order and well done. Like you, I don't care for walnut in pens. But you got a nice finish. Mind saying how you finished them?
hilltopper46
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Frank wrote
I used a CA/BLO finish on 18 of the 20. Was still learning and relearning right up until the end, when I did the last several with sanding sealer, then a few drops of BLO, then CA built up and scrubbed off until it was shiny.
There are two pairs of blanks in the coffee can where I <s>keep</s> throw my failures. On both of those I tried the 'make a slurry of CA and sanding dust' technique and on both of those I ended up with blotches that were still there after taking the finish off and starting over - twice.
The other two were my first attempt at enduro. I like appearance of the oil finish better.
I used a CA/BLO finish on 18 of the 20. Was still learning and relearning right up until the end, when I did the last several with sanding sealer, then a few drops of BLO, then CA built up and scrubbed off until it was shiny.
There are two pairs of blanks in the coffee can where I <s>keep</s> throw my failures. On both of those I tried the 'make a slurry of CA and sanding dust' technique and on both of those I ended up with blotches that were still there after taking the finish off and starting over - twice.
The other two were my first attempt at enduro. I like appearance of the oil finish better.
nwcatman
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can someone please describe to me the CA/BLO finish? please?
nwcatman
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CORRECTION....i meant to say whats the technique used. i do mostly mesquite blanks and would sure like to try the CA/BLO finish on em. thanks.
mikegibs
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There are several posting on how to do a CA finish. You can find by doing a search. What works for me is to coat with BLO - boiled linseed oil - first. Then start build up of CA Glue using Medium viscosity. I believe others use thick. Wipe of CA the a couple drops of BLO on paper towel and burnish in like you would with any friction finish. Keep moving towel and after a few mess ups you should get it correct...
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