DrD
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I started off with a non-descript blank taken from a box of of figured maple. If there was ever a plain vanilla pen blank, this was it. Anxious to try some of the help I received yesterday and this morning I launched into turning another pen.
This pen never left the lathe; following developing the profile with carbide tools, the lathe speed was reduced to about 700rpm - as low as I can go without changing belt pully configuration. Sanding was done dry, with a light touch: 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500. Next was a DNA wash, followed by several coats of a proprietary stain. In between costs of stain, was w DNA wipe down. After the stain dried, 2 coats Myland's Cellulose Sanding Sealer with buffing in between using Mirlon Tan/Gold - all on the lathe. The finish was 2 coats PensPlus followed by 2 coats Ren Wax. Between coats pen was lightly buffed with Mirlon Tan. The various pics just show the pen from different perspectives.
Thanks for looking! Comments are encouraged.
This pen never left the lathe; following developing the profile with carbide tools, the lathe speed was reduced to about 700rpm - as low as I can go without changing belt pully configuration. Sanding was done dry, with a light touch: 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500. Next was a DNA wash, followed by several coats of a proprietary stain. In between costs of stain, was w DNA wipe down. After the stain dried, 2 coats Myland's Cellulose Sanding Sealer with buffing in between using Mirlon Tan/Gold - all on the lathe. The finish was 2 coats PensPlus followed by 2 coats Ren Wax. Between coats pen was lightly buffed with Mirlon Tan. The various pics just show the pen from different perspectives.
Thanks for looking! Comments are encouraged.
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