Longwood Click

[rd_ab_penman]

Parker ballpoint with Titanium Gold plating dressed up in a piece of stabilized BEB.
Turned, sanded to 400x, buffed with super fine steel wool, burnished with BEB wood shavings and applied 6 coats of MINWAX Oil Modified Water Based Polyurethane using the "Dipping Method"

Les

 

[D.Oliver]

Looks good Les.

 

[Toni]

That is one gorgeous looking pen and the photos to die for!!

 

[76winger]

The pen and photos look really great and the your finishing method sounds unique and definitely looks great as well! But what is BEB?

 

[hewunch]

BEB = BoxElder Burl. Nice work as always Les!

 

[mikespenturningz]

I love that wood. Really nice.

 

[Jgrden]

76 Winger and I need to know BEB. Is that the shavings off the main wood blank? Curious minds inquire to you sir.

 

[ZanderPommo]

looks great! hows the finish quality compare to CA? looks good from here, though in the long run I expect it may be less durable than CA??

 

[boxerman]

Another fine one Les.

 

[paintspill]

well clearly les is more. (sorry couldn't resist.) but i think we are all curious about the finish. being in the coatings industry even a quick dry urethane your talking a hour or 2 between coats, and are you polishing or buffing afterwards. ???

 

[rd_ab_penman]

76 Winger and I need to know BEB. Is that the shavings off the main wood blank? Curious minds inquire to you sir.

I use the shavings off the turned blank to do the burnishing.

Les

 

[rd_ab_penman]

looks great! hows the finish quality compare to CA? looks good from here, though in the long run I expect it may be less durable than CA??

The MINWAX Polyurethanes are used to finish hardwood floors and cures to a very hard durable finish and IMHO stands up just as well as CA finishes.

Les

 

[rd_ab_penman]

well clearly les is more. (sorry couldn't resist.) but i think we are all curious about the finish. being in the coatings industry even a quick dry urethane your talking a hour or 2 between coats, and are you polishing or buffing afterwards. ???

Just rubbing down with super fine steel wool between coats with no buffing or polishing on the final coat.

Les