ngeb528
Member
Hi all,
Need some advice. I'm making a pen & pencil set for a graduation present and I'm having some trouble with the CA finish on the Blackwood portion on the first of the two blanks.
It starts out ok, but around the 4-5th coat, I get some areas that look great and some that are hazy or dull.
Tried thin CA on 1st try, let it sit for a while then tried to put ren wax on it. It almost looked like the ren wax removed some of the CA in areas.
Sanded it back and tried medium CA on the 2nd try and a combination of the two on the 3rd try. Can't get it right for some reason.
The top - Redheart - finished beautifully.
Is Blackwood oily? It didn't feel that way but what do I know.
This thing is kicking my butt. Help :frown:
Need some advice. I'm making a pen & pencil set for a graduation present and I'm having some trouble with the CA finish on the Blackwood portion on the first of the two blanks.
It starts out ok, but around the 4-5th coat, I get some areas that look great and some that are hazy or dull.
Tried thin CA on 1st try, let it sit for a while then tried to put ren wax on it. It almost looked like the ren wax removed some of the CA in areas.
Sanded it back and tried medium CA on the 2nd try and a combination of the two on the 3rd try. Can't get it right for some reason.
The top - Redheart - finished beautifully.
Is Blackwood oily? It didn't feel that way but what do I know.
This thing is kicking my butt. Help :frown: