Laquered and sanded Rosewood Burl ( finally )

[Dalecamino]

This is the pen I had the nerve to post on 6-22-08 with an orange peel coating of four coats of laquer . Keith ( VisExp ) said I would have to post photos after I sanded it . I masked the hardware with 1/8 " tape , started with 3200 MM and went thru 12000 . I had some Meguires , Scratch-X on hand , and kept applying it until I was satisfied with the finish . For a final finish , I used Renwax . My photos are still lacking , but I can assure you this finish is very smooth and has a nice sheen . I want to thank those of you , who gave me the advice I needed , to correct the deficiencies in my prior attempts to finish this pen .

 

[DCBluesman]

SCORE! Very well done, Chuck!

 

[Dalecamino]

Thank you Lou ! I'm pleased to meet YOUR approval . [8D]

 

[bitshird]

Chuck, It looks worlds better,

 

[thewishman]

Beautiful - well worth the extra work!

Chris

 

[papaturner]

Awesome!

 

[brycej]

Beautiful pen!

Cheers, Bryce.

 

[IPD_Mrs]

Well done Charles. I am really glad the Meguires worked for you. I think it was well worth the time you spent on it.

Mike

 

[Dalecamino]

Thanks Ken , Chris , Perry & Bryce , I appreciate your comments . Mike , I almost got you involved in this , but thought differently . But , I'm glad you would be tempted to try it !!! Thanks !

 

[toolcrazy]

That blank is definitely worth the extra effort. Nice work.

 

[gketell]

SaWEEET. Great save.
GK

 

[Ozzy]

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful!

 

[workinforwood]

It is true that your photo's aren't as crisp as some..I know I'm guilty of that too, but I can deffinitely see a difference now!

 

[JayDevin]

Nice Job!!!!

 

[BigShed]

Superb, all's well that ends well!

Excellent work Charles.

 

[VisExp]

Chuck, the pen looks great! My hats off to you for the work you must have put into it. Sanding by hand with the pen assembled must have been slow, painstaking work. You did good not to scratch any of the hardware. The pen looks really good, well worth the effort.

Thanks for posting the update

 

[Dalecamino]

Thank you all for the compliments . I really enjoyed the challenge , and as some have said , the blank was worth the effort . I had no choice ! [8D]

 

[gwilki]

Congratulations on sticking with this one, Chuck. Your persistence sure paid off.

 

[Dalecamino]

Thanks Grant ! I really should give a special thanks to Jeff , Greg and Ed for their guidance on this task . It worked out pretty well , IMHO !

 

[Jarheaded]

Chuck, that is a sweet pen. You can tell that a lot of time and effort went into it. You did a great job. Are you going to keep that one for yourself?

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen, well worth the effort to get it looking its best![]

 

[desertyellow]

Simply beautiful!