Turning this Zen pen was not an easy task and turned out flawed anyways. I have never even thought about painting tubes for a wooden pen. Guess I'll have to rethink that. This was a Chechen burl blank that I stabilized, plenty of voids appeared as I turned it. You can see a couple of areas where the brass is showing through. I'll be disassembling it and remaking it. Darn shame because this is some gorgeous wood. As usual, pictures don't do it justice. You can be sure I'll be painting any tubes using the rest of the blanks I have.
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Hippie3180
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I can see it's beautiful wood.
Todd in PA
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Beautiful wood there!
I always add some black paint to the epoxy when gluing the tube. Black tends to It gives me a hint of concealment if I run into a void. But I've had several like what you show here anyways.
A real shame in this case because of how nice the blank is.
I always add some black paint to the epoxy when gluing the tube. Black tends to It gives me a hint of concealment if I run into a void. But I've had several like what you show here anyways.
A real shame in this case because of how nice the blank is.
Drewby108
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Honestly, I like the brass showing through. I think if you disassemble and put it on a brass kit, it'd be even better.
qquake
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Can you fill the voids with colored epoxy, or epoxy and some kind of filler? Like turquoise or metallic powder.
randyrls
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The same color as the fittings would high light the features. You can get mica powder and fill the voids. A color changing powder would be impressive.
RichAldrich
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Bummer!
keithbyrd
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I fill small voids with finely ground coffee beans and CA.
egnald
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I've repaired some things like that before simply by drizzling in some Testor's enamel paint and then by either making a light pass to turn the excess off or by using a hard backed sandpaper to sand it off. I hope you are able to make some kind of repair, it is a beautiful blank. - Dave
sorcerertd
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Wow, that is a nice blank. The coffee grounds idea has worked for me on a few occasions.