Finish for Berlian

[StatProf]

I traded some awesome blanks with Gary Peck. One of the blanks I got was Berlian (a type of Asian ironwood). I love it, but am having a little trouble with the finish. I used William's CA/BLO method and it is really clean, but there are just a couple of spots that are cloudy. I resanded and did the finish again and I still get the cloudiness in the same places. It looks like the wood is actually refracting the light differently in these couldy areas.

Any ideas?

StatProf

P.S. - William . . . I love your finishing technique. I have now done 3 pens and it is some of the best finishing work I have done. My only difference is that I wet sand to 12000 MM after 6 coats.

 

[LEAP]

On oily woods I will spray some accelerator on a piece of paper towel and wipe down the blank then give it a minute before putting on the CA finish. This has really helped on difficult to finish blanks like desert iron wood and cocobolo.

 

[garypeck]

those cloudy spots..... im wondering if they are CA or possibly dust from the sanding.....??? Before applying CA ...... i usually wipe with alcohol after which BLO than CA...... usually work for me......

Any chance of posting maybe a pic or 2 showing the "patches"??? Im sure the other Gurus here will be able to help......

 

[StatProf]

Gary,

I tried to take a pic, but I can't get the "haze" to appear on the photo. I am going to try and turn another and try wiping it down with denatured alcohol first.

On the upswing . . . I now have a really cool berlian pen for my personal use. I LOVE this wood. I got a bunch of comments at church this morning and a bunch of "can I have it" requests.

My deal is that I am always happy to give away a pen, but you have to come over and turn your own. My friend's wives are not too fond of this when their husbands come home with a list of new things they want to buy or their shop.

New lathe
Turning tools
ad infinitum!

Blessings,
Kyle

 

[ldb2000]

I wouldn't use Alcohol , it has allot of water in it (read the label) use CA accelerator instead . I will remove the oils without adding any water .

 

[StatProf]

I wouldn't use Alcohol , it has allot of water in it (read the label) use CA accelerator instead . I will remove the oils without adding any water .

Good call! Thanks.

 

[garypeck]

ahhh ok ok ..... no alcohol..... theres something else which i use...some kinda spirit.... will that do??

Kyle.... if you need more Berlian..... do drop me a note.....

Regards,
Gary