Repaired Curly Narra

[wolftat]

I took the pen apart and stripped the finish off. I found some barely noticable scratches on the wood and removed those. I refinished it with 10 coats of CA and micromesh and then Ren. Wax. I'm a lot happier with it now.

 

[Rollerbob]

I took the pen apart and stripped the finish off. I found some barely noticable scratches on the wood and removed those. I refinished it with 10 coats of CA and micromesh and then Ren. Wax. I'm a lot happier with it now.

Glad you got that cleaned up.........almost embarassed to look at it before(as he rolls his' eyes)!

 

[cnirenberg]

Neil,
They came out great. 10 coats of CA? You have more patience than I sir. The result is stunning from my monitor.

 

[wolftat]

Glad you got that cleaned up.........almost embarassed to look at it before!

I know, I can't believe I actually put those pictures up. There goes my reputation....One less thing I have to worry about now.....LOL

 

[mick]

Neil, great save! I know how you felt. I hate it when I get through and then find something like that after assembly.

 

[NewLondon88]

Looks great from here..

 

[LEAP]

If it was easy it would not be half so much fun. nice job

 

[Munsterlander]

applause! looks great. you're obsessive too! i've stripped more than a few pens because of some flaw I missed.

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful finish from way over here too, awesome wood!

 

[workinforwood]

Looks really good. That's a heck of a nice piece of wood in that pen.

 

[johncrane]

I can see y your happy Neil great looking pens well worth the pain.:wink::biggrin:

 

[Dalecamino]

Good job Neil !

 

[GouletPens]

good save....I have a pen right now that I need to strip and refinish.....having a hard time getting motivated to do that:tongue:

 

[wolftat]

good save....I have a pen right now that I need to strip and refinish.....having a hard time getting motivated to do that:tongue:

Brian, if the pen truly needs to be refinished, do what I do. Look at it over and over, then get mad that you did it, and fix the problem. It will make you happier in the long run. Perfection is just.............this far away.

 

[GouletPens]

Brian, if the pen truly needs to be refinished, do what I do. Look at it over and over, then get mad that you did it, and fix the problem. It will make you happier in the long run. Perfection is just.............this far away.

Yeah, this one is one of those ROYAL pain ones....I've tried repairing the finish twice and the problem keeps recurring for different reasons. It's the darned ca lifting on the ends....spare the lecture on the reasons why! I know why it happens and it very rarely happens with what I do, but for some reason this one is just beating the odds. Of course it's a special piece of wood my mother-in-law picked out....otherwise I would have tossed it in my "fix it someday" drawer and just made another one from scratch. Grrr!

 

[toolcrazy]

Very nice.

 

[el_d]

Nice save. Looks really nice.....