mcpesq817
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Wasn't sure if this is the right forum for this question, but I was wondering about using cherry for pens. I am going to make a pen for a family member whose deceased husband used to carve items out of cherry. She found some of his old cherry pieces so I thought turning a pen out of it for her would be a nice token of appreciation and also remind her of him.
I know cherry tends to darken with age. Will it darken if I put a CA finish on it? The pieces she gave me are probably a few decades old at this point and a beautiful deep dark red, but of course after rounding a piece, it's now a light color. I was thinking of using a gold kit which would look great on a dark red blank, but probably less striking if on a more pale blank. I didn't know if people tend to pre-stain the blanks, or just wait for nature and time for the wood to darken. If it will darken even under a CA finish, I'd probably still go with the original plan and use a gold kit (I'm assuming the darkening is more a factor of UV than exposure to air and humidity).
Thanks in advance!
I know cherry tends to darken with age. Will it darken if I put a CA finish on it? The pieces she gave me are probably a few decades old at this point and a beautiful deep dark red, but of course after rounding a piece, it's now a light color. I was thinking of using a gold kit which would look great on a dark red blank, but probably less striking if on a more pale blank. I didn't know if people tend to pre-stain the blanks, or just wait for nature and time for the wood to darken. If it will darken even under a CA finish, I'd probably still go with the original plan and use a gold kit (I'm assuming the darkening is more a factor of UV than exposure to air and humidity).
Thanks in advance!