Picasso FP

[Buzzzz4]

Got this blank from Jeff P. as a freebie as it had a lot of voids. It was definitely a bugger to work with and I am still on the learning curve with the skew. Luckily I had my CA bottle real close by. This is one blank you don't want to sand. I learned alot about skewing to a finish. It may not be perfect, but I'm happy with the results.

 

[Phunky_2003]

Great looking pen.

James

 

[Noah]

Good job, definitely like the colors...
Ed

 

[Jim15]

Awesome pen.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Woot that is sweet!

 

[broitblat]

That's a remarkable looking pen and a great looking finish.

-Barry

 

[woodsofourlives]

WOW Great looking Pen

 

[Whaler]

That is awesome!

 

[workinforwood]

Nice photo's Eric. That's a really great and special looking pen! It sucks when one comes out of the pot with voids, but these blanks are so busy that it is easy to fill the voids and have them disappear for ever. That's why I generally just keep those defects for me. You really did that one proud..it is very expensive looking.

 

[bitshird]

Nice job Eric, very pretty pen.

 

[BobBurt]

Nice pen......I've never seen that kit before, where did you get it???

Thanks

 

[skiprat]

Did I read correctly??? You FINISHED it with a SKEW?????? Wow!!!
You obviously didn't need to, but why couldn't you sand?
Amazing!!!:good::good::good:

 

[Buzzzz4]

Thanks for the compliments! The components are a closeout from CSUSA, The Lotus. They only have a few left. Yes, brought it to the point of applying CA with the skew. I tried to sand but the sanding dust from the Alumilite bled into the light wood, which you can see in some of the pictures. That brought me to the conlusion that I had to make amends with my skew and teach it how to drive instead of it driving me.

 

[jbostian]

Great pen.

Jamie

 

[workinforwood]

I usually do sand them, but just lightly with 220 and with the lathe off. It's too bad about those Lotus kits. They are really nice kits, that just need to have the price reduced a little bit.