G1Pens
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Tonight I was turning a couple of pens. I was using Butternut on both. Butternut is light and relatively soft. I got a couple nice looking barrels and did my normal CA/BLO finish. They looked great. In the assembly process, the clip rubbed against the wood and made a noticeable scratch.
So here is my question. What do you do to keep this from happening. Is it more coats of CA? The other day I posted the question...how much CA is enough. Is this an answer to my question. Does soft wood need more coats than hard wood? I like my wood to look somewhat natural and not have the high gloss finish. Sometimes I like the high gloss but not always.
How does everyone finish their softer woods?
So here is my question. What do you do to keep this from happening. Is it more coats of CA? The other day I posted the question...how much CA is enough. Is this an answer to my question. Does soft wood need more coats than hard wood? I like my wood to look somewhat natural and not have the high gloss finish. Sometimes I like the high gloss but not always.
How does everyone finish their softer woods?