My Daughters First Pen

[splinter99]

A while back my yongest daughter made her first pen and a few months ago my middle daughter made one..well today my oldest daughter made her first pen..she did most of the cutting on the lathe and the sanding,,I dyed it and applies a ca/blo finish

blue dyed curly maple slimline ca/blo finish
thanks for looking

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Way to Go Dad!! I know she must be so proud of her pen, it looks excellent![8D]

 

[Rojo22]

Nice job!! I hope she was wearing some eye protection though....you can never be too sure....

 

[guts]

you better watch out partner,might be showing you up soon[]

 

[GBusardo]

Bravo!!! Great looking pen. [] Working with kids is one of the coolest things that can be imagined.

 

[johncrane]

Well done daughter your pen looks fantastic!now dad we need another lathe! now forget all that home work we got pens too make.

 

[splinter99]

Thanks John..but I dont have to buy her one..she's 21 and lives on her own..has a good job as a vet. tech. so Im pretty proud of her..She just came to the farm to visit for the day[]

 

[rcarman]

All that and makes pens too! Way to go Dad and Daughter!

 

[GaryMGg]

Nice looking pen. That's a great way to have family fun. Congrats.

 

[EddieO]

Absolutely beautiful! I'm interested in the dye technique that you used. Could you explain this process from type of wood to finishing?

 

[neon007]

Great pen!! I also would like to know about the dye job? This must have been one of those weekends. My 13 yr old nephew made his first as well. To bad I didnt get a pic cuz camera was out of batteries. Great job daughter. Hope that wont be the last. It appears there is a bit of talent there. Dont waste a talent, explore it.

 

[TBone]

Pass along the kudos to your daughter. It must be very satisfying to have your daughter share you hobby. Good job Dad.

 

[Penmonkey]

That's a very nice first pen!

 

[splinter99]

Thanks folks Eddie and Keith..there was a post I put on here a while back that explained it all in greater detail..the post was titled fun with food coloring..I'll see if I can find it and post a link to it..a real brief instruction..I use a gel based liquid paste food coloring that does not contain sugar..turn and sand blank....up to about 1800 mm..apply food coloring with paper towl to desired color..let dry a few minutes..I put on a lite coat of blo to seal it in and bring out the grain..then I do a ca/blo finish as usual

 

[EddieO]

I found it.

Just what I need, a good excuse to go to the bakery! []

Fun with Food Coloring http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=23002&SearchTerms=fun,with,food,coloring