Padre
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Well, after JT's gentle prodding in this thread last week, I decided to post one of my pens for the first time.
Since I am in a huge cast on my left leg, this pen took me over a week to complete.
I punched out 3/4" leather discs. I dyed some of them dark brown and then punched another center hole in each 'plug.' Mounted them one by one (3 un-dyed, 1 dyed) on an Elegant Sierra Button Click tube (exotics). For each disc I slathered it with medium CA glue. I kept adding discs/glue until the tube was completely covered about 1/8" over each tube end. I then used a clamp and compressed the discs and let it sit for 24 hours.
Took the clamp off, put the between center bushings in (Johnnycnc) and turned with a very sharp roughing gouge.
Sanded 80, 120, 220, 320, 400 and 600. Then put 10 coats of thin CA glue on. WET micro-meshed 1500, 2400, 3200, 3600, 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000. Put on a coat of HUT plastic polish and came in and took these pictures.
I will buff it before I put it up for sale.
Tell me what you think. Please.
Since I am in a huge cast on my left leg, this pen took me over a week to complete.
I punched out 3/4" leather discs. I dyed some of them dark brown and then punched another center hole in each 'plug.' Mounted them one by one (3 un-dyed, 1 dyed) on an Elegant Sierra Button Click tube (exotics). For each disc I slathered it with medium CA glue. I kept adding discs/glue until the tube was completely covered about 1/8" over each tube end. I then used a clamp and compressed the discs and let it sit for 24 hours.
Took the clamp off, put the between center bushings in (Johnnycnc) and turned with a very sharp roughing gouge.
Sanded 80, 120, 220, 320, 400 and 600. Then put 10 coats of thin CA glue on. WET micro-meshed 1500, 2400, 3200, 3600, 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000. Put on a coat of HUT plastic polish and came in and took these pictures.
I will buff it before I put it up for sale.
Tell me what you think. Please.
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