Wolfeman46
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As some of you know I started turning pens about a week and a half ago and I have to say I'm hooked. This can become an expensive hobby if you let it! I started with a purpleheart pen, but I didn't have any type of finishing except for sanding so it's a little rough still. After reading I learned how to do the BLO w/ CA which I have done on all my pens with micromesh after 3 coats.
Here are my first two (purpleheart and bubinga):
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I had a friend send me some tiger maple and I couldn't wait to try it. It's hard to get the lines in it that you in person, but I like it.
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My third pen I tried walnut that the same friend sent me. I tried the summit/european style this time and I have to say I'm very fond of it!
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Today I did three pens. Two of them are actually to sell to someone at church. One is a walnut with gunmetal kit and the other is bloodwood with gunmetal kit. I didn't have any silver in slimline, but I really like how the bloodwood turned out.
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And last is one I'll be giving my niece for graduation. It's zebrawood and in the summit/european style. I really like the look of it. If she doesn't like it I wouldn't mind keeping it.
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Except for the first purpleheart they were done with 3 coats of BLO/med CA then sanded with micromesh and then a final coat of BLO/med CA.
Any comments about things I could do better would be appreciated! Thanks for looking!
Here are my first two (purpleheart and bubinga):
View in Gallery
I had a friend send me some tiger maple and I couldn't wait to try it. It's hard to get the lines in it that you in person, but I like it.
View in Gallery
My third pen I tried walnut that the same friend sent me. I tried the summit/european style this time and I have to say I'm very fond of it!
View in Gallery
Today I did three pens. Two of them are actually to sell to someone at church. One is a walnut with gunmetal kit and the other is bloodwood with gunmetal kit. I didn't have any silver in slimline, but I really like how the bloodwood turned out.
View in Gallery
And last is one I'll be giving my niece for graduation. It's zebrawood and in the summit/european style. I really like the look of it. If she doesn't like it I wouldn't mind keeping it.
View in Gallery
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Except for the first purpleheart they were done with 3 coats of BLO/med CA then sanded with micromesh and then a final coat of BLO/med CA.
Any comments about things I could do better would be appreciated! Thanks for looking!
