kkwall
Member
Hi All,
Recently bought some Snakewood pen blanks, and am having no luck with them at all!
I need some advise on the nest way to handle the stuff and tips on making it to the lathe with them.
The blanks I bought are only 14mm square, so are not very thick, which is a problem in itself. Two cracked when drilling using the slowest speed, taking a lot of time. The last one cracked on the lathe, with one blank blowing out early on, and the other (Which I was going to make up an "Oops" pen with a A/Blackwood bottom portion.) cracked and split top and bottom during sanding!
I have read lots of posts, and have tried to keep the heat to a minimum, but any advise would be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Recently bought some Snakewood pen blanks, and am having no luck with them at all!
I need some advise on the nest way to handle the stuff and tips on making it to the lathe with them.
The blanks I bought are only 14mm square, so are not very thick, which is a problem in itself. Two cracked when drilling using the slowest speed, taking a lot of time. The last one cracked on the lathe, with one blank blowing out early on, and the other (Which I was going to make up an "Oops" pen with a A/Blackwood bottom portion.) cracked and split top and bottom during sanding!
I have read lots of posts, and have tried to keep the heat to a minimum, but any advise would be much appreciated!
Thanks!