This is why I turn! Look at burl awesomeness! :)

[CharlesH]

Hey guys,

Today is mineral stained afzelia burl with the really rare occurence of yellow/black colors, this wood is in my top 3, sooooo beautiful! It is open grained and gave me a hard time, I went thru at least 40 coats of ca glue with a lot of sanding! The result is rewarding!

As always, clicky the thumbnails!

Thanks,

Charles

 

[Bowl Slinger]

That is a gorgeous piece of wood and you did an excellent job presenting it.

 

[hunter-27]

Nice work, as usual.:biggrin:

 

[alamocdc]

The mineral staining is amazing! Great job with it.

 

[mrburls]

That's pretty nice Charles. You really know how to make those burls
POP
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Keith "mrburls"​

 

[keithkarl2007]

Sweeeet.

 

[skamrath1]

For some reason this reminds me of the painting "Starry Night"..... Very nice looking pen!

 

[jrap]

That wood looks great

 

[mikespenturningz]

I love that pen. Nice wood and a great choice of hardware.

 

[Jim15]

That's another beautiful pen. The wood is awesome. Pictures and finish are pretty awesome also.

 

[ironman123]

What everyone else said and again for me. Very nice.....nice..., it is beautiful.

Ray

 

[RustySplinters]

Holy moses! That's gorgeous!!!

Why do you use 40 plus coats? does the wood soak up all the ca?

 

[rizaydog]

Very nice blank. Made a great looking pen.

 

[SDB777]

Your close-ups are without some of the best I've seen anywhere! Grain structure is awesomenessering:biggrin:


Question: How far do you need to under-turn the blank in order to put 40coats of CA on it? I get 6coats of meduimCA and I got a LOT of thickness built up arlready....







Scott (so purty, looks almost fake) B

 

[CharlesH]

Since the grain is opened I have to built up the glue in the small pores and there is so much sanding involved. I would say I turn 1/128" of the bushings.

C

Your close-ups are without some of the best I've seen anywhere! Grain structure is awesomenessering:biggrin:


Question: How far do you need to under-turn the blank in order to put 40coats of CA on it? I get 6coats of meduimCA and I got a LOT of thickness built up arlready....







Scott (so purty, looks almost fake) B

 

[ttpenman]

WOW!!! That doesn't even begin to describe that beauty!! Real, real nice.

Jeff in northern Wisconsin

 

[Mason Kuettel]

Exactly what came to my mind!

For some reason this reminds me of the painting "Starry Night"..... Very nice looking pen!

 

[Glen Schumann]

Beautiful!

 

[triw51]

That is an awsome piece of wood and you did a fantastic job. So do you apply the ca as a stablizer as you turn or apply it all after it is turned to size? Thanks

 

[CharlesH]

That is an awsome piece of wood and you did a fantastic job. So do you apply the ca as a stablizer as you turn or apply it all after it is turned to size? Thanks

I turn my blanks to size then I start applying CA.

C