Can someone tell what type of blank could I use with a high end pen.I've turned both Wood and basic acrylics but I want something a bit better,a different type of acrylic,I don't know much about resins or who to get them from?:
Check out the vendor forums under IAP market place. You have several to choose from in addition to the big guys like CSUSA or PSI. As for type, the options are many. Fancy burls, worthless wood, feathers, watch parts, polymer clay, tru-stone, historic wood, and the list goes on.
How about burl caps and acrylic in a mold, i.e. turntex, banksia pods with resin, pine cones with resin. They make nice blanks and the resin color is up to you. Just a thought.
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Hi Pat, maybe if you could tell us what pen components your wanting to use, might help us help you to decide on what would be a nice blank to match the pen. Just a thought.
Wood: Exotic wood with Extreme grain, burls, or historic woods. Hondurus Rosewood
Acrylics It depends on many accounts. Color, pattern from the acrylic mix, depth of the color. I like many of the Italian Acrylics & Lucites, why b/c there less regulation on colors. Too many laws in the states for color saturation.
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Be sure you are coordinating the blanks color with the Kit's plating Too many turners miss the boat on this.
Apologies. That is exactly what I meant. IBO does not look well with a CA finish. It is too nice of a timber to be covered with a plastic finish. Pens Plus (available from Doctor's Woodshop Home) provides a really nice "soft" glossy finish and it brings out the best in really nicely figured woods.