Greetings from E. TN

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chucketn

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Feb 20, 2009
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Jonesborough, TN
Not a pen turner yet... Came to this group as a result of researching stabilizing of wood, corncob and such. I turn reel seats for fly rods, quite similar to pens. I have built a homebrew vacuum system, am turning on a Micro Mark 7 x 14 metal lathe. Currently developing reel seat inserts form corncob using natural and stabilized cobs.
New to CA/BLO finishes and love it! Wondering how many applications it takes to fill all the curnel pockets in a cob?:question:

Chuck in E. TN
 
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spiritwoodturner

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Welcome, Chuck! Be careful, you may get sucked into pen making here.

Dale
 
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fiferb

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Welcome! You may want to try filling the holes in corncob with medium or thick CA. Turn it down to just about the final size. I then put mine on wax paper and draw a line of glue along the top. When it dries I turn the blank a little and do it again. After they are all filled I put it back on the lathe and turn it down to final dimensions. Works very well for me.
 
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erbymcbrayer

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Welcome from sunny Florida, I love the Jonesboro area as I lived in East Tennessee for 10 years Mid 70s to mid 80s, You are in Gods country. I miss Tennessee every single day. Glad to have you aboard.
 
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Oldwagon

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New Albany,Indiana
Welcome, I hope your reel seats turn out ok.I had a person ask me about turning some reel seats.He was going to start rod building,never heard back.geuss he found something else to try.Enjoy. Todd
 
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