Has Anyone Tried.....

[GregD]

Making pens out of softwood??? Pine etc...

I have this guy that want's one make out of pine. If that's what he wants I'll do it buttttttttt...........

GregD

 

[wpenm]

I made a pen and pencil set out of some pine taken from my sister's front window. It had to be 60 years old or more. It had very tight grain. It makes a nice set, just a little on the plain side and a little soft.

 

[Fred in NC]

I have made one out of plywood!

http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2803

And I have turned common soft pine, like 2x4s.

 

[GregD]

I was just wondering. Seems to me that pine would get beat up alwful easy.

 

[woodscavenger]

I saw a little strip of pine in my scraps that actually had some birds eye figure in it. I threw a short peice in my chuck and was excited to see the results. I was a little disappointed with the tear out from the skew...but mind you am a still a skew-neophite. Once I sanded down through my tear out there was some nice figure. I'd bet that a multiple CA layer finish might make up for the lack of hardness. Only one way to find out.

 

[Fred in NC]

Soft wood requires a very light touch when you are almost to size. I touch up my tool before the final cuts to make sure it is very sharp.

 

[Jake Byrd]

I tried to turn a pine bowl(with green wood) and it tore out a ton.