VisExp
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This was my first time working with stabilized pen blanks. I got them from Exotic Blanks. Very different to turning regular wood blanks, but I was impressed and can see myself turning stabilized wood on a more regular basis. The blanks all drilled and turned great, and I was deliberately being aggressive when turning. The one that impressed me the most was the spalted hackberry. Not only was it crosscut, but it also had the pith going through it. Without stabilization I'm sure it would have been a bear to turn!
After turning them down to size I dyed them using TransTint dyes.
After turning them down to size I dyed them using TransTint dyes.
- Zen - Dyed red Splated Hackberry
- Zen - Dyed blue Spalted Crabapple
- Elegant Sierra - Dyed green Box Elder Burl
- Elegant Sierra - Dyed yellow Box Elder Burl