The last few Pens I've made!

[wrjones224]

My last few pens I made. Bethlehem Olivewood, Stabilized buckeye burl, and then Two Brazilian tulipwood pens. On my Bethlehem olivewood pen, I just used mylands high friction polish. I have a lot of customers who love the smooth "natural" feel to the wood. What are the downsides to doing this method versus the CA finish? Thoughts on this allotment of pen?

 

[magpens]

Very nice pens !!!

You will never go wrong with those choices of wood for barrels. . The Brazilian tulipwood might not go with every possible pen hardware plating.
But the Olivewood and Buckeye Burl will go with everything.

I cannot comment authoritatively on your choice of finish. . I do like what you have done.
Olivewood is, in every way, such a beautiful wood to work with that any finish will be super. . I personally use CA but sometimes that may be too glossy.
Sometimes glossy is what you want, but sometimes a matte finish is more suitable for a variety of possible reasons, none of which is absolute.

Again, .... VERY WELL DONE !!

 

[TDahl]

Very nice pens. I have been using friction polish more lately and like the way it gives off a nice shine while maintaining the characteristics of the wood grain. Nicely done.

 

[Sly Dog]

My two "go-to" finishes are GluBoost and Mylands friction polish. I'm allergic to CA so I have to be careful and limit my exposure to GluBoost but I find it is a superior gloss finish and more durable than Mylands. Still, I use Mylands most of the time and can get a near gloss finish that, as you note, looks and feels very natural. I generally follow the process here: https://www.woodnwhimsies.com/media/Instructions/MylandsInstu.pdf.

Beautiful pens you made there! I've never turned tulipwood. Love olive wood and buckeye burl.