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I'm starting a new hobby for retirement so this is my first attempt. Using an Executive pen kit, I used a red oak blank with Jacobean stain and completed it with CA finish
My First Pen
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I'm starting a new hobby for retirement so this is my first attempt. Using an Executive pen kit, I used a red oak blank with Jacobean stain and completed it with CA finish
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Hi Walt, welcome to IAP and I hope you are enjoying your retirement. :biggrin:
Nice first pen. Good shape to it. You just need to press the nib end in a bit more :wink:
Nice first pen. Good shape to it. You just need to press the nib end in a bit more :wink:
turncrazy43
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Nice first effort Walt. Keep it up.
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MRDucks2
Member
Welcome from Colorado, look forward to seeing more of your pens.
Thanks for noticing that. I don't have a pen press yet so I used a clamp to press the pen. That was a simple fix. Thanks again.
Ligget
Member
Welcome to the IAP from Scotland, great first pen my friend!
Woodchipper
Member
Welcome to the forum. Nice pen and great finish. Many regard red oak as firewood.
I started with red oak to be on the safe side. If I messed up it wouldn't be a big loss. I thought that using the stain would bring out the grain in the wood. I bought a $7 board and turned it into 30 blanks.
Rockytime
Member
Welcome from Colorado. You have made a beautiful pen. Great start!
leehljp
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Very good for a first pen. Now you are hooked! Enjoy it!
kruzzer
Member
great job on the pen... 1 of 1xxxxx...
MrPukaShell
Member
CA Finish on your first pen, awesome. Welcome and enjoy
mark james
IAP Collection, Curator
Great start! Nothing wrong with Red Oak; although inexpensive, not the easiest to turn. Very open grain, but perfectly fine when sanded, dust blown out, and finished. The stain also added a nice touch.
Welcome to IAP.
Welcome to IAP.