workinforwood
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I don't bother with the BLO either. Let the blank cool for a good hour before you start the finishing process, that's really important. I go straight to CA thin, wait an hour, clean with acetone very lightly, then re-apply. Do this about 5 times, takes 5 hrs, then let sit for 24 hrs to get really hard and cured. Now I Gently scrape any ridges off if need be, hand sand with 400, lathe off. I Wet sand the mm from 600 to 12000, then I rub a wax stick on the blanks and buff with a soft cloth. Takes a long time, but I have plenty of other things going on in the shop. One pen a day is plenty for me...that's 365 a year if you keep at it !