cestmoi
Member
I just got my new lathe and made my very first pen on it yesterday. I've never used a lathe before, so I'm very excited to get some practice. The rosewood blank and pen kit were part of PSI's basic pen making kit. The package also included a DVD about pen making and I've watched numerous other videos. So here are my questions:
1. I don't really like the rosewood blanks and would like to try some other woods and/or acrylics that are more colorful/pretty. What would be some suggestions for less expensive blanks since I'm such a beginner?
2. The PSI dvd shows the pen maker using EEE and Shellawax, but everyone here talks about CA glue. Why is CA glue so much better than the other products? I bought a bottle of thin CA and made a mess of trying to use it.
3. Along the same lines as question #1, what are some suggestions for less expensive pen kits that are more interesting than the slimline kits that came in the PSI pen making set?
Thanks, in advance, for your help.
1. I don't really like the rosewood blanks and would like to try some other woods and/or acrylics that are more colorful/pretty. What would be some suggestions for less expensive blanks since I'm such a beginner?
2. The PSI dvd shows the pen maker using EEE and Shellawax, but everyone here talks about CA glue. Why is CA glue so much better than the other products? I bought a bottle of thin CA and made a mess of trying to use it.
3. Along the same lines as question #1, what are some suggestions for less expensive pen kits that are more interesting than the slimline kits that came in the PSI pen making set?
Thanks, in advance, for your help.