jd99
Member
Last year I decided to try my hand at this pen thing and bought a lathe for Christmas, but my back decided to put the kabosh on that venture and other projects for the year, and the lathe sat in the box all year.
This year I finally got a little better and bought a stand for the lathe, put it together, mounted the lathe, and sharpened my tools, and gave it a a try.
Below is my first ever attempt at turning a pen, and my first ever attempt at using CA as a finish. I didn't want to scrap a good blank, so I used a scrap of Beech that I had laying around for the blank, and a slim line kit just in case I screwed it all up and had to throw it all away.
I know I have a way to go but it turned out ok for a couple of first. Now if my back will stay strong and not give out expect to see more of my attempt to master this hobby.
Oh and I took thes pic's with my phone, I need to master the photo side of it with my regular camera also.
Thanks
Danny
This year I finally got a little better and bought a stand for the lathe, put it together, mounted the lathe, and sharpened my tools, and gave it a a try.
Below is my first ever attempt at turning a pen, and my first ever attempt at using CA as a finish. I didn't want to scrap a good blank, so I used a scrap of Beech that I had laying around for the blank, and a slim line kit just in case I screwed it all up and had to throw it all away.
I know I have a way to go but it turned out ok for a couple of first. Now if my back will stay strong and not give out expect to see more of my attempt to master this hobby.
Oh and I took thes pic's with my phone, I need to master the photo side of it with my regular camera also.
Thanks
Danny