Today, I feel like a penturner!

[richstick1]

Well, I'm still a noob - but made my mom a simple slimline out of BOW a few months ago. Being the proud mom, she shows it to EVERYONE "Look what my son made for me" Anyways, she starts selling pens for me, one lady in her office wants one, her hairdresser wants 9, etc. Just slimlines and comforts, nothing fancy, all in BOW. So, here I am, a noob turner in general, have made just a few pens even, and I've got orders. Great. Now I have to get good at this!! Well, mom's pen has a CA finish, but it's got a dull/flat appearance - which turned out nice I think, but it's not that shine that everyone wants with CA. So last night, I start turning the ordered pens. First one gets the CA finish and MM to 12000. What is so hard about this finish? I didn't think it was hard at all, 2 coats of thin, 3-4 coats of medium, MM and it's got a nice even shine - looks GREAT. Then, pen #2, same deal, except I glue two fingers together - but keep right on going. Love it, I'm CAing my pens, glueing body parts together. Today, I feel like a penturner

 

[txbatons]

Congrats. Gotta love moms. Mine does the same thing. Just be sure that she's always carrying the best pen possible!

 

[alamocdc]

And that's how it gets started...[}][]

 

[hughbie]

and thus another branch of this 'epidemic' grows.....i know how you feel.

congrats and good luck!

 

[arioux]

Hi,

Welcome in the part of the body glued togetter club[].

Wait until you discover all the body part that might get stuck one to eah other, not counting all the tool, paper and even zipper!(this one i eard of, never happen to me, no, no i would have never done such a stupid thing[]

Alfred

 

[leehljp]

Congratulations and dive in head first! Your CA learning curve was much better than mine. Start posting some picts too. If you don't have picts, it never happened. [}]

 

[wdcav1952]

Rich,

Congratulations on your sales! BOW is very oily, which can make it difficult to finish. You might want to try cleaning the blank with acetone just prior to applying the finish. Others hopefully will chime in with suggestions for finishing BOW.

 

[richstick1]

Thanks Cav - I've been using DNA to clean the sanding dust off the blanks and between each grade of MM on the CA to remove the excess CA dust. Seems to be working - but maybe I'll try acetone or mineral spirits on the bare wood. Otherwise, it seems to be working well - nice glossy finish [] I like turning the BOW - it turns and sands nicely I think - the second pen I turned last night looked like a very blah, plain blank. Turned it down and some great dark highlights popped out, as well as a couple tiny little knots - looks cool. I'll try to post a pic - because, I swear IT DID HAPPEN []

 

[Jim15]

Congratulations. Hope all the sales go well, and the pen making goes smoothly.

 

[GBusardo]

Good for you! Congrats!! []

 

[Jamie]

Making a pen is a admirable conquest but those few of us who can do it with our fingers glued together achieve penmaking nirvana.
Congratulations!

 

[MarkHix]

glueing your fingers together increases your grip. It also give you a wider sanding surface. It's true. Trust me.

 

[mb757]

Rich, mothers are funny that way, it's great to have a salesman like that on the payrole. I haven't glued any body parts together yet, I've still got that to look forward to.

 

[DocRon]

Rich
Good on you, starting your career! Just don't glue yourself to anything that is too heavy to lift.[}]