Made me another cedar. More practice on the finish.

[Drstrangefart]

Pretty much my run of the mill Slim with custom centerband. Figured I'd try out a variation on the barrel shape, which I like a lot now. Gives it a surprisingly different personality. Applied then Meshed off many coats of thin and many coats of medium before I did 4 coats of medium for the final polish.

 

[bitshird]

Looks pretty nice , Cedar is a pretty wood, it's a shame it's so darned soft.

 

[renowb]

Now that is a nice pen Allan! I like the shape.

 

[Drstrangefart]

Looks pretty nice , Cedar is a pretty wood, it's a shame it's so darned soft.

Yup. It was interesting trying to remove all of the sanding marks from the first grit I used. Didn't quite get 'em all. Next time, I start on the fine grits. I will gladly take a softer, more stable wood over the hard stuff that tears away when an ant farts.

 

[renowb]

Man I must have a lot of farting ants around here!:biggrin:

 

[Drstrangefart]

Man I must have a lot of farting ants around here!:biggrin:

Yeah, they seem to be attracted to the smell of Bloodwood around these parts....

 

[DMGill]

Minwax Wood Hardener works great on cedar. No more dented wood!

 

[boxerman]

Very nice wood. I have some cedar blanks I need to try.

 

[Drstrangefart]

Very nice wood. I have some cedar blanks I need to try.

If you haven't turned any cedar yet, you're gonna love it. Just test your sandpaper and use the finest grits possible to get it cleaned up. The coarse stuff REALLY makes a mess.

 

[ctubbs]

When sanding use a soft hand, the sap wood is much softer than the heart wood and will cut faster. If you can get a stiff backer for the paper it will help.
Cedar is one of my all time favorite woods to turn. It makes the shop smell so good and turns out very good looking. Besides that, I have a yard full of the stuff.
For finishing, I always start off with a good soaking of thin CA to make the wood firmer then apply the final finish.
Charles

 

[Jgrden]

Oh man have you hit the mark. Good work.