ca/blo

OK, so I am still fairly new to the CA finish to pens, and I am looking for pointers. I have tried it on about 5 or so pens so far, and only one of them makes me slightly satisfied. I am currently using a medium thick CA with a BLO/CA application placing around 5-8 layers. The problem that I am...

This article showed uo today in the Woodworkers Journal e-Zine. Sounds easy. They say it is an easy finish. Thick CA, 3 coats, polish, and done. Glue as a finish, you say? Incredible, but true. CA (cyanoacrylate) glue provides a beautiful glossy finish on small turned objects. It's...

I'm theorizing without any scientific knowledge on the matter that the driers they use to speed up the curing for BLO also speeds up the CA cure time. I know PURE lindseed oil would take a week or more to cure and the "boiled" part is actually just chemical driers mixed in with the lindseed oil...

OK...I know that this issue has been beat to death...but, I have a haunting question...what I want to know is how a CA finish vs a CA/BLO finish differs?.....my technique is to use thin CA---about 6 coats---after my sanding is complete. I only use thin CA, no BLO. When finished with my 6 or so...

This thing is still giving me a hard time to the point that I have stoped doing wood till I can get it. At the next meeting, I would really like someone to show me how to do it by doing a pen in front of me. I watched videos and taken all the tips, but just cant get it. No matter how carefull...