Michael Broberg's Blanks on a Professor

[TonyL]

I hope I did this first one justice. Turned easily and polished very well. 2 coats of Mercury Flex thin and 8 coats of medium. I followed JT's advice and used gloves (nitrile I think, not sure what form on "plastic" he suggested) to apply the CA. I never had much success with the little bags like others do, but this worked out very well. I found I wasted less (but none being absorbed in the paper towel and I was able to apply a smoother (less textured) layer of CA which made it easier to sand. I did paint the inside of the barrel dark green.

Anyway...here are two pics:

 

[mbroberg]

Looks Great Tony! Of course, all of your pens look great. Very nice job on the finish.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Very good job on the finish.

 

[wolf creek knives]

Nice looking pens Tony!!!

 

[jjjaworski]

Very nice looking pen Tony. I have been thinking of trying some of those kits.
Maybe once I get a handle on organizing my pen making supplies and organizing things I may give them a try.

 

[Lucky2]

Nice pen Tony.

Len

 

[TonyL]

Thank you folks.

 

[goldendj]

I hope I did this first one justice. Turned easily and polished very well. 2 coats of Mercury Flex thin and 8 coats of medium. I followed JT's advice and used gloves (nitrile I think, not sure what form on "plastic" he suggested) to apply the CA. I never had much success with the little bags like others do, but this worked out very well. I found I wasted less (but none being absorbed in the paper towel and I was able to apply a smoother (less textured) layer of CA which made it easier to sand. I did paint the inside of the barrel dark green.

Anyway...here are two pics:
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Nice--could you clarify what you mean about using plastic vs paper towels? I tried using one of the umpteen tiny parts bags to apply CA instead of my usual Bounty, and it did a horrible, bumpy job ...