I've often been furstrated in my efforts to leave some of the outside bark on my deer antler pens. But now, thanks to my new PH pen blank vise it is a lot easier.
I turned one this morning and while the bark is there, the whole effect of the pen is a little too slick, even where the bark is visible. I was imagining that I would be able to make a rustic, high-charactera pen with visible bark areas. After sanding and finishing with CA the bark tends to look more like a defect.
Does anybody have a method of leaving the bark more natural? Sanded, sealed, and highly polished bark areas are a little too sanatized. I'd like the turned surfaces to be slick and polished, but the bark area should be untouched.
I turned one this morning and while the bark is there, the whole effect of the pen is a little too slick, even where the bark is visible. I was imagining that I would be able to make a rustic, high-charactera pen with visible bark areas. After sanding and finishing with CA the bark tends to look more like a defect.
Does anybody have a method of leaving the bark more natural? Sanded, sealed, and highly polished bark areas are a little too sanatized. I'd like the turned surfaces to be slick and polished, but the bark area should be untouched.