Originally posted by wdcav1952
<br />Thanks Eagle. As soon as I get back from Radio Shack with a new toggle switch for my lathe, I will start putting on the Enduro. I thought finishing was the best idea, but wanted confirmation.
Don't take my word for it,I hardly do commercially stabilized pens.
The answer I gave was paraphrased from one I remembered when someone else asked the question.It made perfect sense to me.
Without naming a source, I tried a dyed stabilized blank.
The appearance I got was similar to a piece of plywood I dyed.
The color was not all teh way through the wood.It did.If I buy a violet dyed piece of wood I expect the whole thing to look violete.
I can do a lousy job dying wood myself.
As far as stabilizing goes I do that with CA.
No it is not the same, but the feel of the pen is not the same as a stabilized pen either when finished.
I have no problems with anyone who wants to turn stabilized blanks.
I just don't care to.I'd rather hone mychisels and skills.