How would you finish buckeye burl?

[angboy]

[?]I'm working on a baron pen made of stabilized buckeye burl. It's a very special gift for someone so I want to be absolutely sure I don't mess anything up. I plan to send it to Ken to engrave it after I'm done. Problem is, I don't have forever to get it done.

I was thinking about using lacquer, but if I do that, put on several coats over several days, then let it sit for a week or so, assemble it, that's already taken awhile. Then I think someone posted recently about having problems with a lacquer finished pen melting or the finish coming off somehow when they mailed it soon after it was done. And I seem to remember (but maybe I just imagined this part) that the suggestion was made to not do anything like that with it until it sat for about 2 weeks.

So now, if I do all that and then have to send it to Ken and give him some time to get it engraved, we're talking about a month or so before it's done. I had allowed that much time to begin with, and had originally started with another pen, but didn't like it when I finished it a few days ago- it had already served the time though, but now I had to start again.

What other ways would people suggest would be best for finishing this project? [?]

 

[mrcook4570]

CA

 

[DCBluesman]

I have to agree with Stan. You do a great CA finish. That way you can send it off later in the week. [8D]

 

[JimGo]

I'll third Stan's suggestion.

 

[chigdon]

Me four!

 

[kf4knf]

Angboy, I will be honest with you...

I read all these posts about CA finishes and they really seemed like a pain in the @ss to do. I fought for weeks trying to find an alternative that would work as good with less work. FORGET IT!

These guys are not trying to lead you down the wrong road. I tried CA finishing tonight and its knocked my socks off! If sanded properly you will have a nice smooth pen with an almost glass like shine. Its not nearly as hard as I had my made it out to be in my mind.

Take the time, do it right and you wont be disapointed!!![]

 

[Pipes]

CA most likely !! IMO would be the best [8D]




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[wood-of-1kind]

Personally my preference is for the three part BUFFING process. I have a pic in my album of a 'buckeye' if interested. Wonderful choice of wood and I'm certain the 'special' person will cherish the pen when it's given from the heart.

-Peter-[]

 

[Dario]

First, I've never turned commercially stabilized wood yet.

Turned my share of buckeye and since they are soft...I always stabilize with thin CA and use CA as a finish exclusively.

 

[huntersilver]

For Stabilized Bukeye burl,

I have found using the Buffer and a jewelry buffing compound
works well, and no time to wait.

Hope this helps.

 

[angboy]

Thanks everybody. I decided to go with a few coats of CA. And Peter, of course it'll get finished off with the buffing system! That's the final step, after some CA!