rwyoung
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I made last night my first fountain pen and used Padauk. On close inspection today at work with higher power magnification loupe and microscope than I have at home, I can see a series of rings circling the wood. They look very much like finger print ridges as they periodically bifurcate and in both directions with and against the rotation on the lathe.
The sanding was done to 600 with cleaning between grits followed by CA/BLO. After each grit with the lathe on, I would wipe down and then run with the grain. I'm not seeing scratches running along the body nor do I see what I would consider a sanding scratch concentric to the body.
I'm pretty sure these aren't scratches, they just don't look like that, its almost like a growth ring pattern? Anybody else seen this in Padauk or other woods?
Image capture from screen. I've marked the bifurcating line, top left hand of the four with the other three showing the jog to accommodate the "new" line.
The sanding was done to 600 with cleaning between grits followed by CA/BLO. After each grit with the lathe on, I would wipe down and then run with the grain. I'm not seeing scratches running along the body nor do I see what I would consider a sanding scratch concentric to the body.
I'm pretty sure these aren't scratches, they just don't look like that, its almost like a growth ring pattern? Anybody else seen this in Padauk or other woods?
Image capture from screen. I've marked the bifurcating line, top left hand of the four with the other three showing the jog to accommodate the "new" line.
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