Ron in Drums PA
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Here is my latest pen made from some scrap I couldn't part with. Before I started turning and when ever I found an unusual piece of wood I would chuck into a bin. At the time I was planning on making a box lid form this.
The wood was cut on a diagonal, and if you look closely you will notice a dark spot. That is where the wood blew out when I was drilling. I patched it up with my favorite filler, coffee grounds. In life it looks like a bark inclusion.
The finish is Waterlox applied with a paper pad on the lathe while is it spinning, I crank up the speed until and press hard until I see smoke. In about an hour it is dry to the touch. The following day I applied medium CA glue, buffed and waxed.
Since I'm new to turning pens I'm curious as to what others feel about fixing a blowout like this. I have a thick skin so I don't mind criticism.
The wood was cut on a diagonal, and if you look closely you will notice a dark spot. That is where the wood blew out when I was drilling. I patched it up with my favorite filler, coffee grounds. In life it looks like a bark inclusion.
The finish is Waterlox applied with a paper pad on the lathe while is it spinning, I crank up the speed until and press hard until I see smoke. In about an hour it is dry to the touch. The following day I applied medium CA glue, buffed and waxed.
Since I'm new to turning pens I'm curious as to what others feel about fixing a blowout like this. I have a thick skin so I don't mind criticism.