White Limba and Bloodwood

[mark james]

Another simple segment, but I liked the combinations. White Limba and Bloodwood (recipient supplied/labeled wood).

 

[Dalecamino]

Nice pen! I like the color combos and this style of segmenting is one of my personal favorites. Well done Mark!

 

[Jim15]

That's beautiful.

 

[dogrunner]

That white limba looks like it could be quite dense. Very nice looking pen

 

[leehljp]

GREAT combination. Well done.

 

[mark james]

That white limba looks like it could be quite dense. Very nice looking pen

Actually it is quite low on the Janka scale: White Limba. Turned very easy, took a WOP easily. Tool control was a bit testy as the End caps were much harder, so very different hardnesses.

 

[bsshog40]

Very nice as always Mark!

 

[magpens]

Beaut pen, Mark !!! .

Never heard of White Limba before. .

Learned something !!

 

[wolf creek knives]

Another simple segment, but I liked the combinations. White Limba and Bloodwood (recipient supplied/labeled wood).

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Simple look but very eloquent Mark, I like it a lot. One question though. How do you keep the darker wood from bleeding into the lighter colored wood while sanding? I've tried this same look but it always comes out with bleed over and it drives me nuts.

 

[KenB259]

Very nice. Colors go very well together.


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[mark james]

Simple look but very eloquent Mark, I like it a lot. One question though. How do you keep the darker wood from bleeding into the lighter colored wood while sanding? I've tried this same look but it always comes out with bleed over and it drives me nuts.

I apply Mylands Sanding sealer before the last few grits. I actually suspect a thin coat of CA would also do fine. Then for the last few grits I use the white delrin CA bushings, and sand with the lathe on, then with the lathe off from the middle to the outside for each stroke - never the opposite. Go from light to dark, not dark to light. I do not finish the process with conventional steel bushings. At times, the white credit card veneer get discolored, so I might use a very thin diamond file just on the white veneer to get it bright.

 

[wolf creek knives]

I apply Mylands Sanding sealer before the last few grits. I actually suspect a thin coat of CA would also do fine. Then for the last few grits I use the white delrin CA bushings, and sand with the lathe on, then with the lathe off from the middle to the outside for each stroke - never the opposite. Go from light to dark, not dark to light. I do not finish the process with conventional steel bushings. At times, the white credit card veneer get discolored, so I might use a very thin diamond file just on the white veneer to get it bright.

Perfect, just what I needed to know. I'll give the Mylands a shot as CA and me don't get along. Thanks for getting back to me Mark.

 

[Cwalker935]

Very nice

 

[PenHog]

Awesome!

 

[Larryreitz]

A real beauty.

 

[makobottomline]

Stunning!