I use 5 to 6 coats of medium CA and then wet sand them with micro-mesh from 1500 to 12,000. Then I use HUT Ultra Gloss Plastic Polish to cover any small scratches.Ross,
Can you tell me how you did the finish? My son just turned his first osage orange pen today. I am trying to get my kids more interested in woodworking. But where I'm failing is with the finishing. We cant get anywhere close to that shine. And orange is his favorite color, so he was really excited to find a wood in his favorite color. I showed him this picture, and he was very impressed! Thanks for any help you can offer.
Mark
Interesting Mark! I totally agree with the change in temp and product, but now you got me thinking about other finishes. Thanks!Beautiful pens. !!
Finishing is... tough! And it changes for every different blank, and every different season (humidity in your shop...). Find your comfort zone, then tweak pretty much all the time.
I prefer to "wet sand" with Walnut Oil and abranet 180 - 600. Then go to Pens Plus; or Danish Oil ( MM - 12,000); depending if I want a shiny finish or a matte finish. I rarely do a CA finish. And to complicate matters... At times I use a thin CA finish x2, then sand and finish with PP or DO.
Good luck!
I use 5 to 6 coats of medium CA and then wet sand them with micro-mesh from 1500 to 12,000. Then I use HUT Ultra Gloss Plastic Polish to cover any small scratches.Ross,
Can you tell me how you did the finish? My son just turned his first osage orange pen today. I am trying to get my kids more interested in woodworking. But where I'm failing is with the finishing. We cant get anywhere close to that shine. And orange is his favorite color, so he was really excited to find a wood in his favorite color. I showed him this picture, and he was very impressed! Thanks for any help you can offer.
Mark
I apply the CA in thin even coats and lightly spray NCF Quick accelerator after each coat. Do not get in a hurry here. Let the CA set between coats (several minutes).
I've done over 500 pens this way and if you use fresh CA you should have no problems.
Good Luck. Let me know how it runs out.
RossVH
No I don't - unless I messed up when applying the CA.
RossVH
You're welcome! Having 2 pen turners in the family sounds like a ball!
RossVH