New Guy in Central Texas

[mchipser]

Hello all,

I have been woodworking for a few years but I am in no way an expert.. I consider myself a beginner.. I have recently purchased a lathe (2 weeks ago) and have burned through 40 pen kits practicing turning.. I have attached a few pictures of my few pens I have made.. They are all slimline, as I found those are the cheapest to learn on.. I am currently only doing a friction polish, but I bought a ton of CA glue to start trying to learn how to do that finish..

Thanks!

 

[D.Oliver]

Welcome to the group!

 

[rholiday]

Welcome from South Carolina.

 

[Charlie_W]

Welcome from Virginia! Nice group of pens!...you are well on your way!

 

[skybiker]

Howdy, from North Texas!

 

[liljohn1368]

Welcome from Mississippi, Michael. Great looking group of pens...

 

[Rounder]

Welcome from another Central Texas turner. Southeast of Waco here.

 

[Yablonsky]

Welcome....Nice start on the pens. They look pretty good from here.

Ken

 

[Jim15]

Welcome Michael. Good looking pens.

 

[jsolie]

Welcome from Southern California!

 

[bmcclellan]

Welcome from Central Mississippi

 

[Edgar]

Welcome from the Houston area, Michael.

 

[magpens]

Welcome to IAP, Michael !!!!

What material did you use for the barrels on the pen in the 5th picture ... the pen with the satin nickel nib, centerband and clip ?

Looks beautiful !!!!

 

[its_virgil]

Welcome from Wichita falls

 

[tomtedesco]

Welcome from Colorado.

 

[flyitfast]

Welcome to IAP Michael.
Just down the road from you in San Antonio.
Gordon

 

[robutacion]

G'day and welcome from South Australia.

Friction Polish is all you need for acrylics and woods where a natural finish is desired, the CA finish has many variations and I would suggest you view some Youtube videos of the various applications processes.

Please avoid the CA fumes, a simple fan pushing the fumes away from your face is a good start but if you are the to develop and allergies, other preventive methods may be required.

Best of luck.

Cheers
George

 

[mchipser]

Welcome to IAP, Michael !!!!

What material did you use for the barrels on the pen in the 5th picture ... the pen with the satin nickel nib, centerband and clip ?

Looks beautiful !!!!

I think you are referring to this one? This one is black palm.. this wood is a royal pain to work with.. I cracked one blank drilling it it and one using the barrel trimmer..

 

[mchipser]

Welcome from another Central Texas turner. Southeast of Waco here.

Nice! I'm in Temple!

 

[OZturner]

Welcome Michael, from Sydney Australia.
Brian.

 

[Eldermike]

Welcome. Good looking pens. You'll find CA finish easy to do and much more durable than friction polish.


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[Olsarge]

Welcome to the madness.

 

[mchipser]

Welcome. Good looking pens. You'll find CA finish easy to do and much more durable than friction polish.


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Yeah I think i figured out how to apply CA finish!

 

[bobjackson]

Welcome from Ohio.

 

[Ray Pearce]

Great start it gets easer the more you do.

 

[Texas Taco]

Great looking pens and a good start into the madness. Welcome from Southeast Texas but hope to change that when I retire next year.

 

[Loydb]

Howdy from Austin.

 

[leehljp]

I missed welcoming you so how; anyway, a belated WELCOME !

And here is a good link to read up on things the more experienced wished they had known earlier: https://www.penturners.org/threads/if-i-had-known-this-earlier.46654/

 

[jeff_in_AZ]

Hi and welcome from Arizona.

 

[MTViper]

Welcome from the Abilene area.

 

[thomgarner]

Welcome from Boerne Texas. Your slimlines look great. You are well on your way. Let me know how your CA finishes go.

 

[johncrane]

Welcome to IAP Michael