William Young
Member
I just finished making 20 more pens. Sure is hard to get a decent picture of so many all at the same time.
These are just fill in stock for the empty spots where pens have been sold out of one of my display cases.
The ones on the right are modified slim-lines with wipe on poly finish.
The ones on the left are Slimline Pro Click Top Gel Writers with WB lacquer finish.
I tried the wipe on poly finish for the first time. I have no idea how it will stand up. The finish eventually looked good after the waiting time between coats.
I have used the lacquer finish for about a year and a half now and it has a proven record of standing up exceptionally well. Any I have used it on look as good today as when I applied it and that includes my own personal pen that is used every day seven days a week.
I also like the water clear formula of the WB lacquer that allows the true color of the woods to show through.
So , although the wipe on poly turned out looking just fine I will probably stick with lacquer because the lacquer finish is applied in hours compared to days for the wipe on poly and being the impatient person that I am, I don't like to have my shop tied up for a couple days while a finish is drying .
On the other hand, if I had a separate finishing room, the wipe on poly would not present that problem.
W.Y.
These are just fill in stock for the empty spots where pens have been sold out of one of my display cases.
The ones on the right are modified slim-lines with wipe on poly finish.
The ones on the left are Slimline Pro Click Top Gel Writers with WB lacquer finish.
I tried the wipe on poly finish for the first time. I have no idea how it will stand up. The finish eventually looked good after the waiting time between coats.
I have used the lacquer finish for about a year and a half now and it has a proven record of standing up exceptionally well. Any I have used it on look as good today as when I applied it and that includes my own personal pen that is used every day seven days a week.
I also like the water clear formula of the WB lacquer that allows the true color of the woods to show through.
So , although the wipe on poly turned out looking just fine I will probably stick with lacquer because the lacquer finish is applied in hours compared to days for the wipe on poly and being the impatient person that I am, I don't like to have my shop tied up for a couple days while a finish is drying .
On the other hand, if I had a separate finishing room, the wipe on poly would not present that problem.
W.Y.