wudnhed
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Ray, who is on this list also but is the strong, silent, turning type, and I jumped head first into turning pens. Wanted to make X-Mas gifts for family and friends. Well, it turned into an addictive obsessive monster, which I'm sure you all know, that we love. We thought our pens were pretty nice until we joined here and LEARNED SO MUCH from all of you. Now they look pretty crappy to us!!! They are only sealed with Shellawax. My question is, should we try to refinish them or thro the in the back of my closet which has a bottomless pit
Ray and I went thru some 60 pens and took apart about 20 of them. They didn't feel good due to too much sanding, the tip & wood not joining smoothly. I also had "fixed" some blow outs and, to my eyes, you could tell. Mostly you guys are right, we sanded them enough in the beginning so the Shellawax finish doesn't look all that bad. I got invited to sell my pens at a very small craft show this weekend, it will be my first. Nervous and excited![]
Ray and I went thru some 60 pens and took apart about 20 of them. They didn't feel good due to too much sanding, the tip & wood not joining smoothly. I also had "fixed" some blow outs and, to my eyes, you could tell. Mostly you guys are right, we sanded them enough in the beginning so the Shellawax finish doesn't look all that bad. I got invited to sell my pens at a very small craft show this weekend, it will be my first. Nervous and excited![]