RPM
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As being new to penmaking, I'm not yet familiar with what is normal and what is a defective blank. I received a much delayed order on Friday that allowed me to finally start seriously turning some pens. Maybe this wasn't a good choice to start with, but one of the blanks I chose to use was a stabilized redwood burl. I understand that burls are normally quit brittle and fragile, but I though stabilization lessened the problem. I was probably less than a 16th of an inch from finished diameter when the blank disintegrated on one end. I did not have catch or a dig and in fact felt that I was being quit cautious. Should I just write this off to experience or should I be talking to the vendor about an inadequately stabilized blank?
Richard
Richard