Staining pens

[dscott]

Question my be a dumb one
the staining is done before or after turning

 

[tipusnr]

I haven't done it yet but I'm going to do it as a part of the sanding/finishing process.

 

[PenWorks]

I do mine ussually after a sanding sealer is applied. Generally you get a more even stain.
But I also do it after the final sanding, depending on what kind of wood I am staining.

 

[dscott]

thanks for your help i am going to try one

 

[ryannmphs]

While I haven't done any staing (unless you coun't using a blue sharpie []) I would imaging that unless you had a way to have the stain penetrate the entire blank you would have to stain after turning & sanding, as said above.

Now I would also imagine that if you stained before sanding, you might be able to do some of the neat tricks with double staining and such to get different results, maybe, just thinking off the top of my head.

Ryan

 

[DCBluesman]

When staining, don't waste the time and stain on the wood that you will be turning off. Keep in mind that you may want to sand the blank a bit after staining to get multiple attractive effects--see Old Griz's Red Hat Society pen in his album. For an excellent primer on staining, check out http://home.flash.net/~guitars/dyes.html .

 

[jdavis]

After turning.Sand then stain.

 

[butcherofwood]

Might be careful with stainds, some have chemicals that release your CA glue. Never know when this will come up. Just a suggestion.

Mike