Civil War Kit in Olive wood

[teamtexas]

Here is the 1st civil war kit I've made. I used olive wood from down under and filled the voids with turquoise. The finish is CA with some hut wax to complete.

Dan

 

[BayouPenturner]

nice pen

 

[Joe S.]

Hut wax over CA? I've never heard of doing that before, but the end result looks really nice! Great pen!

 

[hobbyist2013]

I am not a real turner but I can certainly appreciate the true artistry I see in this incredible pen! Job well done.

 

[teamtexas]

Hut wax over CA? I've never heard of doing that before, but the end result looks really nice!

That's not my normal finish process either Joe, but I wanted to tone it down a bit for this kit. My norm. is about 10 coats of CA, wet sanded up to 12000 grit and finished with a bit of plastic polish. On this one I wanted to put enough CA on it to seal off the open grain and the turquoise fillers. About 6 coats, and then sanded it up to 1000 grit dry. The Hut friction wax was then applied and buffed up to a nice shine.

Thanks for all the comments guys.
Dan

 

[johncrane]

Very unique Dan! turned out great.

 

[edstreet]

With the anniversary of Chickamauga coming up next weekend are you planning on doing anything special with this pen?

 

[yorkie]

Where do you get the Turquoise from for filling the voids?

 

[teamtexas]

With the anniversary of Chickamauga coming up next weekend are you planning on doing anything special with this pen?

Nope, just a coincidence. This pen is slated for a christmas gift for a co-worker.

Where do you get the Turquoise from for filling the voids?

I picked up the turquoise from Bear Tooth Woods, here is a link to the product Bear Tooth Woods - Turquoise - Large (Man Made) Crushed Filler - 10g

Dan