Quilted Afzilia Xylay Baron

[Darrin]

Made this one this morning. This is the 4th pen I've used CA as my finish and I think I'm starting to get the hang of it!

 

[workinforwood]

Nice looking pen, and the finish looks great from over here!

 

[barrels]

Darrin,


very nice looking pen. Your finish looks great..congrats

 

[guts]

Great looking pen,that is some wild looking wood.

 

[NewLondon88]

Oh, that's sweet..

 

[Rudy Vey]

Nice pen, great wood, check out the individual classifieds - I have some great Afzelia Xylay for sale.

 

[toolcrazy]

Gorgeous pen, nice work.

 

[winpooh498]

Very nice pen!

 

[angelofdeath]

WOW...that blank is spectacular, and you did it plenty of justice and only enhanced its beauty with your perfected CA finish. Awesome job!

 

[Ozzy]

Great looking pen.

 

[VisExp]

Beautiful piece of wood and a great looking pen.

 

[wayno]

great pen

Hey Darrin, if you get a chance to turn any more Afzalia this species is my favorite to turn, the burl is great as well. Great job!

 

[altaciii]

Great looking pen! I wish that all my finishes looked like that. One day I'll be able to do that, I hope.

 

[Dalecamino]

Good job Darrin . I like that blank too .

 

[TowMater]

Very nice!!

 

[doddman70]

Very Nice!!!

 

[akbar24601]

That is a beautiful blank! It looks like you did a very nice job on the finish Darrin. I think that your pics look good too.

 

[Darrin]

Thanks guys, it was a blast to make....still gotta work out some kinks to the CA finish as I would like it to be much more glossy...but hey, it's a start. Thanks again for all the kind words!!

 

[akbar24601]

....still gotta work out some kinks to the CA finish as I would like it to be much more glossy...but hey, it's a start.

Hey Darrin, Not sure what you are doing for sanding on your CA finish, but I know that when I started doing it, sometimes I would oversand and end up with kind of a matt/gloss type finish. From there I started either hitting it with 00000 steel wool and then MM, now I just mostly go straight to MM. Also, you can use a fine scratch remover after MM, I know that NuFinish and MaGuires makes one and they can be purchased at any auto parts store.

 

[Darrin]

Basically, I sand the wood to 800grit, then apply 3-4 coats of thin CA, making sure the coats are smooth each time, if not I hit with 400 grit then add another coat of CA. After my final coat of CA, I start with 400 grit then 600 then 800 then go to Micro mesh from 2400 to 12000. Finish that off with some friction polish and thats how I have come to do it.

 

[akbar24601]

Basically, I sand the wood to 800grit, then apply 3-4 coats of thin CA, making sure the coats are smooth each time, if not I hit with 400 grit then add another coat of CA. After my final coat of CA, I start with 400 grit then 600 then 800 then go to Micro mesh from 2400 to 12000. Finish that off with some friction polish and thats how I have come to do it.

I'm no expert, but you may be overdoing it with all of that sandpaper. There may not be enough of a coat left by the time you are MMing to give you the lustrous shine.

 

[Ligget]

Great work!