woodmarc
Member
I did an experiment this evening.
I took a piece of walnut left over from one of my flat projects, and decided to make a "difference" stick. The piece is about 8 inches long x 3/4 Square. Turned it round, sanded through the grits to 600.
I then divided the stick into thirds. On one third, no finish. On third, I used BLO, Friction polish, caranuba wax. This is my usual finish. The last part, I used a modified Russ Fairfield Method of CA/BLO finish.
I had always assumed that a CA finish would mask the feel of the wood. WRONG. The finish was only a little smoother than what I normally use. I did not use a filler for the wood, I wanted some of the feel of the grain to come through, and it did. I am very pleased with the finish. I did not have the "plastic" feel that I expected from the CA. This pleases me and is the reason I had yet to give it a try.
I have some amboynia (sp?) burl that I got the last time I was at West Penn Hardwoods. This will be what I apply to the finished pen.
One thing that I did notice though. I had turned some beads to help divide the stick, and when applying the CA, the fillet of the bead had globs of CA inside. Any suggestions on how to smooth this out? The area is pretty small.
I am now a CA Convert. I will still use the friction polish for the "Freebie" pens. But on the rest, It's CA for me.
BTW, I will be using a respirator the next time I use the finish. Man is that stuff nasty.
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I took a piece of walnut left over from one of my flat projects, and decided to make a "difference" stick. The piece is about 8 inches long x 3/4 Square. Turned it round, sanded through the grits to 600.
I then divided the stick into thirds. On one third, no finish. On third, I used BLO, Friction polish, caranuba wax. This is my usual finish. The last part, I used a modified Russ Fairfield Method of CA/BLO finish.
I had always assumed that a CA finish would mask the feel of the wood. WRONG. The finish was only a little smoother than what I normally use. I did not use a filler for the wood, I wanted some of the feel of the grain to come through, and it did. I am very pleased with the finish. I did not have the "plastic" feel that I expected from the CA. This pleases me and is the reason I had yet to give it a try.
I have some amboynia (sp?) burl that I got the last time I was at West Penn Hardwoods. This will be what I apply to the finished pen.
One thing that I did notice though. I had turned some beads to help divide the stick, and when applying the CA, the fillet of the bead had globs of CA inside. Any suggestions on how to smooth this out? The area is pretty small.
I am now a CA Convert. I will still use the friction polish for the "Freebie" pens. But on the rest, It's CA for me.
BTW, I will be using a respirator the next time I use the finish. Man is that stuff nasty.
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