Spinzwood
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So far this is limited to Cocobolo cuz it's the first and only pen I've turned. Beautiful wood.. but it has pores and grain line "cracks" which are just voids in the wood.
I glued up the drilled blank, turned it and sanded it thru 600 grit (dry) Then I applied about three coats of BSI medium CA. (I probably should have started with thin..) When I started wet sanding with micro-mesh, I noticed the whitish slurry from the CA filling the pores and vein lines... argghhh. So, I've sanded down and the white gunk is gone... but there are still pores, etc in the wood. I'm guessing that is just the nature of Cocobolo and similar woods.
So, I tried adding a few coats of Lacquer Sanding Sealer to try to fill those pores and will start sanding that down.. and possibly add another coat and sand.. BUT, I'll wait for your help here.
Next part of the question.. I would like to have a glass smooth finish with the pores filled and wet sanded down to 12000 grit. Before I do that though, I'll have to add a final type of finish.. which begs the question...
What kind of durable finish can I apply over this sanding sealer? Can I apply CA over it.. or will it have to be something like a Deft Poly that is comparable with it? If CA.. no problem.. I guess I will add a few coats of thin, spritzed with accelerator, sand again to 12000 and then possibly a few coats of medium, followed by sanding. IF CA is not advisable.. what do you experts suggest as a final finish. To be redundant.. I would like to build up the surface to fill those pores, sand smooth and buff.
Thanks for any help.
I glued up the drilled blank, turned it and sanded it thru 600 grit (dry) Then I applied about three coats of BSI medium CA. (I probably should have started with thin..) When I started wet sanding with micro-mesh, I noticed the whitish slurry from the CA filling the pores and vein lines... argghhh. So, I've sanded down and the white gunk is gone... but there are still pores, etc in the wood. I'm guessing that is just the nature of Cocobolo and similar woods.
So, I tried adding a few coats of Lacquer Sanding Sealer to try to fill those pores and will start sanding that down.. and possibly add another coat and sand.. BUT, I'll wait for your help here.
Next part of the question.. I would like to have a glass smooth finish with the pores filled and wet sanded down to 12000 grit. Before I do that though, I'll have to add a final type of finish.. which begs the question...
What kind of durable finish can I apply over this sanding sealer? Can I apply CA over it.. or will it have to be something like a Deft Poly that is comparable with it? If CA.. no problem.. I guess I will add a few coats of thin, spritzed with accelerator, sand again to 12000 and then possibly a few coats of medium, followed by sanding. IF CA is not advisable.. what do you experts suggest as a final finish. To be redundant.. I would like to build up the surface to fill those pores, sand smooth and buff.
Thanks for any help.