Jarod888
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Hi all! I have been lurking here for a while; reading, learning, and browsing mostly. I finally acquired all of the necessary items to turn pens. Actually, I have been collecting pen blanks for some time (~ 4 or 5 years), in anticipation of starting this fun hobby. Today I turned my first pen. It is a slimline version using a leopard wood blank. I attempted a CA finish but it didn't turn out as well as I thought. I sanded the blank to 600 grit. I also sanded it with some 3M polishing paper. It goes from 30 micron to 1 micron, but I wasn't too impressed with it. I think I will pick up some of the sanding pads which go up to 12000 grit, as I think they will produce better results. I also need to pick up some CA accelerator because I think it will help produce a better CA finish.
I decided to start a journal documenting each pen I turn. I think that it will be fun to look back at some point in the future and see how my skills have progressed.
Overall, for my first attempt I think it turned out pretty well. It took me about an hour from start to finish. I could have spent more time on it but I had to leave to build a pirate ship and I wanted to show it off to the people I was working with.
Here are a couple of pictures I snapped with my cell phone. They are compressed so that they are more viewable on the web, so sorry about the quality.
I would love any tips and suggestions. Thanks!
I decided to start a journal documenting each pen I turn. I think that it will be fun to look back at some point in the future and see how my skills have progressed.
Overall, for my first attempt I think it turned out pretty well. It took me about an hour from start to finish. I could have spent more time on it but I had to leave to build a pirate ship and I wanted to show it off to the people I was working with.
Here are a couple of pictures I snapped with my cell phone. They are compressed so that they are more viewable on the web, so sorry about the quality.
I would love any tips and suggestions. Thanks!
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