Drewboy22
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I was commissioned to make a bullet pen out of some mesquite the guy had from his ranch. When I got it turned to size I noticed it had a bunch of holes in it. At first I thought it was trash then I thought about showcasing the worm and bug holes.
I took some medium CA and just poured it on top of the blank and filled in the holes as best I could. It took 3 or 4 pours to really fill them in with no bubbles.
I let the glue cure overnight and the next day I took to it with my skew to even it back out. Very carefully I took the glue all the way back to where I could see wood shavings come off the skew. I hit it with a little sand paper and CA finished it like I would any other pen.
I still have a few more small pieces of mesquite left and I hope they have holes too. Looking forward to making another one.
All C&C are welcome - Thanks for reading
Drew
I took some medium CA and just poured it on top of the blank and filled in the holes as best I could. It took 3 or 4 pours to really fill them in with no bubbles.
I let the glue cure overnight and the next day I took to it with my skew to even it back out. Very carefully I took the glue all the way back to where I could see wood shavings come off the skew. I hit it with a little sand paper and CA finished it like I would any other pen.
I still have a few more small pieces of mesquite left and I hope they have holes too. Looking forward to making another one.
All C&C are welcome - Thanks for reading
Drew