edstreet
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this is a rhodium euro twist pen I finished last night.
The blank I bought for it. I was very hesitant to use it as I was not sure what to expect or how it would look in the end.
After a slow progress, slow to not botch it and figure out how the material is I was super happy in the end. I used mostly my belt sander to rough round it, a roughing gouge to true it then 30 grit cloth paper to shape it, a parting tool for the tenion then 60, 220, 800 and 2500 grit paper. From there it was on to Novus #2 then #1 with a paper towel, then finished with water and finger polishing. Had to do more horizontal sanding than with stabilized wood, mostly with 2500 and the Novus.
The look is outstanding deep. It looks super deep and detailed plus you don't really see the epoxy covering unless you hold it at an angle and the light reflects on it (some of the images you can see it) I am also impressed with the magnification effects the encasing has on it.
I decided to get some good closeup photo's as well. This is the bottom
Top, note the center band is *NOT* glued in place, it's just sitting there.
some reflection here and you can see the encasing material in the middle on both the top and bottom.
The only bad thing I have to say about this is I had to reglue one of the tubes. I was squaring the end and it came out, I used my loctite 324 speed bonder and it wont be coming out ever again.
Ed
The blank I bought for it. I was very hesitant to use it as I was not sure what to expect or how it would look in the end.
After a slow progress, slow to not botch it and figure out how the material is I was super happy in the end. I used mostly my belt sander to rough round it, a roughing gouge to true it then 30 grit cloth paper to shape it, a parting tool for the tenion then 60, 220, 800 and 2500 grit paper. From there it was on to Novus #2 then #1 with a paper towel, then finished with water and finger polishing. Had to do more horizontal sanding than with stabilized wood, mostly with 2500 and the Novus.
The look is outstanding deep. It looks super deep and detailed plus you don't really see the epoxy covering unless you hold it at an angle and the light reflects on it (some of the images you can see it) I am also impressed with the magnification effects the encasing has on it.
I decided to get some good closeup photo's as well. This is the bottom
Top, note the center band is *NOT* glued in place, it's just sitting there.
some reflection here and you can see the encasing material in the middle on both the top and bottom.
The only bad thing I have to say about this is I had to reglue one of the tubes. I was squaring the end and it came out, I used my loctite 324 speed bonder and it wont be coming out ever again.
Ed