Charlie69
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So I turned this pen out of plain jane Walnut last weekend, spent the better part of the week finishing it with poly (wipe on coat in morning & evening) and after pressing the parts in I was very disappointed to see the grain didn't line up. The pen was put together on a drill press and thought I had the grain lined up but i clearly screwed this up. One side isn't too bad but the other side the grain is very noticeably off
Any tips for lining up the grain on screw cap pens? I assembled the barrel 1st and used that to line up the grain on the cap but somewhere somehow I lost it. Suggestions?
Not sure if it matters but I turn between centers so one barrel at a time. Finial grain is a little off also but I'm pretty sure that's because the C clamp I used (to hold it in place while the glue dried) twisted it a little as pressure was applied.
Thanks
Charlie
Any tips for lining up the grain on screw cap pens? I assembled the barrel 1st and used that to line up the grain on the cap but somewhere somehow I lost it. Suggestions?
Not sure if it matters but I turn between centers so one barrel at a time. Finial grain is a little off also but I'm pretty sure that's because the C clamp I used (to hold it in place while the glue dried) twisted it a little as pressure was applied.
Thanks
Charlie