Continental Pen

[Curtis]

Continental pen from woodcraft dressed in unknown wood (bought 13 years ago didn't mark). Finished with CA glue ( 7 coats). It does have a problem spot where the finish pushed up a from the blank when assembled, I will be taking it apart to rework tomorrow.

 

[mark james]

looks good so far. but i understand your thoughts to tweak it.

 

[sorcerertd]

Looks good other than that glue thing. That used to happen to me a lot when I used Stick Fast.

I just have to play guess the wood, though. If it smelled a little like pickles while turning, it's Bocote. Zebra wood stinks, to me anyway. Those were the first woods that came to mind looking at the grain and color.

 

[Alan Morrison]

Looks like Bocote to me.

 

[JohnU]

I agree, looks like Bocote. Nice looking pen!
Those oily woods tend to have CA slippage. I always wiped it down real good with denatured alcohol or acetone before applying the glue. It will help the glue adhere better.

 

[Curtis]

Looks like Bocote to me.

That's what I was thinking. But I bought it a long time ago and didn't look up bocote to see if it was it or not.

 

[Curtis]

Looks good other than that glue thing. That used to happen to me a lot when I used Stick Fast.

I just have to play guess the wood, though. If it smelled a little like pickles while turning, it's Bocote. Zebra wood stinks, to me anyway. Those were the first woods that came to mind looking at the grain and color.

Yep stick fast is what it is. I used to use EZ but didn't want to wait for it to arrive in the mail so I just bought some from the wood shop. If it happens again then it's going in the trash and I'll be waiting on some EZ to ship. I have 5 more higher end pens coming in the next few days.

 

[sorcerertd]

Yep stick fast is what it is. I used to use EZ but didn't want to wait for it to arrive in the mail so I just bought some from the wood shop. If it happens again then it's going in the trash and I'll be waiting on some EZ to ship. I have 5 more higher end pens coming in the next few days.

I jumped on the GluBoost train. It's expensive, but saves me frustration. I think as long as the CA being used has a little flexibility, it will likely work just fine.