I have an interest in knowing what kind of lathe and tools you use to turn a pen. What kind of finish do you apply and what is your most sought after wood(s) for turning And even where you get your supplies.
I think this will make for a very interesting post and offer the newer people like my self a great deal of information.
My current Set up is a grizzly pen lathe, and i rough the blanks round and a little bit of the shaping with a robert sorby 3/4 Roughing Gouge
Then i use 80 grit sand paper as a final shaping tool and sand through
2000 grit i then apply CA Glue to the blank start at 600 grit and sand up to 12000 grit. After that i apply a friction polish. I currently get rid of Amboyna Burl, Olive wood and cocobolo the quickest every one seems to like those. Currently i get almost all of my supplies from CS USA and Penn State Ind.
I think this will make for a very interesting post and offer the newer people like my self a great deal of information.
My current Set up is a grizzly pen lathe, and i rough the blanks round and a little bit of the shaping with a robert sorby 3/4 Roughing Gouge
Then i use 80 grit sand paper as a final shaping tool and sand through
2000 grit i then apply CA Glue to the blank start at 600 grit and sand up to 12000 grit. After that i apply a friction polish. I currently get rid of Amboyna Burl, Olive wood and cocobolo the quickest every one seems to like those. Currently i get almost all of my supplies from CS USA and Penn State Ind.