Pen #20

[ToddMR]

I did this pen last night. It is a piece of diagonal canary wood I picked up from Rockler last weekend. I put 4 grooves in the top of the pen. They are deeper than they look in the photo. I think this is a cool looking wood personally. I did the HUT Crystal Coat finish and the HUT PPP wax bars. I would have done CA, but after two failed tries on another pen last night I couldn't take having to sand off another finish lol.

 

[Jon-wx5nco]

That is a beauty. I guess I am the strange duck, as I usually have better luck with CA than I do with the crystal coat. I put 4 or 5 coats of the crystal coat on. It looks good at the lathe, but the next day it looks like I didn't put anything on at all...

 

[Mark]

Very nice cigar. You are getting better and better. Nicely Done.

 

[ToddMR]

Very nice cigar. You are getting better and better. Nicely Done.

Thank you Mark! I think I am going to disassemble tonight and start doing my poly coating. I really want it to shine.

 

[Seer]

I've turned cross-cut Canarywood and with a good ca finish the chatoyance is amazing. Nice pen wish I were closer so I could help with a ca finish for you. Took me awhile to learn it but I have developed my own way and it works fine for me.

 

[Mark]

Good luck with the poly coat. I think I'm lacking in the (patience) dept. I haven't gotten a poly finish I'm happy with - yet...:biggrin:

The pen looks great, either way.

 

[Craftdiggity]

Very nice. Although I love the look of Canarywood, I am fiercely allergic to it. My wife won't let me near it. Shhhh. I have a few blanks stashed away for a rainy day though. :wink: