Kaspar
Member
Picture taking still needs a little work, but that ain't the pen's fault.
Imperial BT with "Tiger" Padauk
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Picture taking still needs a little work, but that ain't the pen's fault.
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BrentK
Member
Very nice that is a good looking pen.
BigRob777
Member
Wow, very nice pen and the wood is awesome too.
Rob
Rob
Dalecamino
Local Chapter Leader
Very nice work ! That is some pretty wood .
Jim15
Member
Beautiful pen,nice work.
rdunn12
Member
Oh that is very nice.Beautiful work!
johnnycnc
Member
Haven't seen an Imperial in a while,
you did a nice job with this one.
you did a nice job with this one.
altaciii
Member
I looked at all 162 photos you have on the link in your profile. I have to say that this pen is just another drop in a large bucket of very beautiful penwork. The finish on all your photos is magnificent. What do you use as a finish? Oh, and one other thing, what does the quote come from. Great work!!!!
rd_ab_penman
Member
I like it!!
Ligget
Member
Excellent penturning, the finish is beautiful as is the wood beneath. []
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desertyellow
Member
You should be very proud of this one.
Great Work!
Tony,
Las Vegas
Great Work!
Tony,
Las Vegas
Kaspar
Member
Thanks. It's a pity I had only a scanner to take picture with. I have a camera now, and I'm getting the hang of taking pen pictures.
The quote is the "life motto" of one of the most profound thinkers of the 20th Century, Eugene Rosenstock-Heussy. It starts with the Cartesian "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am), but then adds a very necessary corrective to the supposed scientific objectivity that results from it. The rest translates: I will be measured (tested), because I exist. I listen, that I may become. I respond, although I will be changed.
altaciii
Member
I tried google and got the first part. I appreciate the translation of the rest. You still didn't answer the question about your finish on the pens..... Is it ca/blo or dipped or... How do you get it to shine so well?
Kaspar
Member
CA finish. I wear a non-powdered, non-latex medical glove when doing this. Start with Berea's triple distilled thin, two coats. Then, with a fresh glove, add a layer of Grizzly's thick, spread evenly, and use a drop or two of thin to help, if needed. New glove again, I spray a little instacure on my fingertips, and rub it down to cure it quickly. Then I wet sand (don't need a glove here), using either 400 grit sandpaper or 1500 micromesh, depending on the situation. Sand it down to smooth (use a light touch, or you'll remove too much of it, and be back to bare wood, contrary to purpose.
) Lather, rinse, repeat. Usually two times will do it. Then run the micromesh grits, then Novus 2, then Ultragloss, then a couple of coats of Renaissance Wax (love that stuff!). Takes 30 minutes, at most.
It also helps to have a true variable speed lathe. Direct drive, no belt changing or anything. Even after I get a better lathe than my Grizzly POJ, I will always use it for the finish because of the control that gives me. The specs say 300-4750 RPM, but really you can slow it to about 100 RPM.
Good 'nuff?
karlkuehn
Banned
beautiful wood! That's a great pen, and the photo's nothing to sneeze at!
fernhills
Member
Love that Tiger Paduck,never saw it before,nice work all around. Carl
altaciii
Member
Thanks Kaspar, exactly what I was after. Again, beautiful work!
workinforwood
Member
Definitely not your average piece of padouk! Well done! []
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