Layered thin plywood

[Woodchipper]

I can't remember the project but I had some leftover strips of plywood. I glued (TB III) some squares of 1/4 inch plywood together, clamped them and set for 24 hours. I turned to round on live center and spur. Going to get ambitious, drill and see what they will look like for a pen. Should make a decent pen with the larger diameter blanks. Enjoy.

 

[leehljp]

You DID go to your shop, as you said here:

Sanding a segmented blank

I noticed that some light maple got into the pores of a darker wood on a segmented pen I made months ago. How do you prevent this? Is there a way to clean out the pores? Compressed air? Brush? TIA.

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Good productivity!

 

[Woodchipper]

Thanks, Hank. Curious how it will turn out (no pun intended...or was it?).

 

[mark james]

I think it will look awesome. Some very common materials used creatively are excellent and inexpensive. After turning to dimensions, consider a quick rub with some stain, let sit so it gets into the open pores, then sand and finish.

 

[Woodchipper]

Mark, thanks for the suggestion.