Who was the first to use CA for finish?

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I am new to pen turning and hear alot about using CA for a topcoat. I was curious who woke up one day and said "What would happen if I put a drop of this on the blank and rub it in?"
 
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I prefer to think that some doofus like me hit the glue bottle knocking glue all over the lathe. Disgusted, decided to have an adult beverage, go to bed and clean up the mess "tomorrow".

The next day when he walked into the shop and looked at the mess on the lathe, he thought to himself "what was I thinking... waiting to clean this mess...now, I'm gonna have to sand this to get all that glue off.

I'm sure this is NOT how it came about, but a captivating story at the sales booth.
 
I'll bet it came from a woodworker that picked the trick up from another discipline of woodworking, probably after getting tired of seeing easily aquired dents and gouges in regularly carried pens. Don't know how true it is, but that's my guess.
 
The first I remember hearing about it was a turner on the west coast.. in real life I think he was a cop, but he posted a tutorial on his method of finishing with CA and it's just blossomed from there. I had been turning pens for over 5 years when I heard about it and it took another 2 or 3 before I perfected my finish with CA... I've even used the method on game calls and bottle stoppers, but takes too much glue and too time consuming to be really practical.... now that I'm doing more bowls and peppermills, don't use the finish very much any more... haven't done game calls in over a year, use spray lacquer on the bottle stoppers now most of the time and cutting way back on pen production.
 
I think I was the first! :redface: I think it was in the fall of 1923 real late one night. :eek: It is a protected process and if you use it I only charge .25 per pen. So send me the money.:sleepy:
 
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navycop said:
I am new to pen turning and hear alot about using CA for a topcoat. I was curious who woke up one day and said "What would happen if I put a drop of this on the blank and rub it in?"
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I think you've noticed by now that IAP members can't even say "I don't know" without attaching a story....ask what time it is and you'll get directions for building Big Ben and several desertations about who stole who's design for the hour glass along with 4 links to stories about the origination of the sun dial.:biggrin::biggrin::smile::tongue::wink::wink:
 
Smitty:
We are old, retired and listened to these mythical stories from our elders for decades. In other words, IT'S SIMPLY OUR TURN TO TELL THE STORIES.

Now, if you REALLY want to know the time, look at the sun... Then make a round dial ...and....,:)

Or, simply find Al Gore! Since he invented the Internet, he may know the first user of super glue:)
 
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Not a clue!

But i do know that i am not retired yet...:biggrin:
Wish i was, without the age attachement though...
Then i would be making more than 1 or 2 pens a month and this would allow me to perfect my CA finish!!:biggrin:

Andrew
 
Smitty37 said:
navycop said:
I am new to pen turning and hear alot about using CA for a topcoat. I was curious who woke up one day and said "What would happen if I put a drop of this on the blank and rub it in?"
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I think you've noticed by now that IAP members can't even say "I don't know" without attaching a story....ask what time it is and you'll get directions for building Big Ben and several desertations about who stole who's design for the hour glass along with 4 links to stories about the origination of the sun dial.:biggrin::biggrin::smile::tongue::wink::wink:
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OK, I'll say - Smitty doesn't know:biggrin:.
 
Maybe it was the other way around... Do you ever wonder if CA started out as a finish and then some guy decided to use it as a glue!?!?!?!? You never know!
 
His user name was Fanger and his tutorial was not the first one...not even close to the first.

Who was the first? I would venture to say that our resident finish expert may know something about the genesis of the CA glue finish. I don't think CA was used as a finish first on pens. What say yea Russ.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

TellicoTurning said:
The first I remember hearing about it was a turner on the west coast.. in real life I think he was a cop, but he posted a tutorial on his method of finishing with CA and it's just blossomed from there. I had been turning pens for over 5 years when I heard about it and it took another 2 or 3 before I perfected my finish with CA... I've even used the method on game calls and bottle stoppers, but takes too much glue and too time consuming to be really practical.... now that I'm doing more bowls and peppermills, don't use the finish very much any more... haven't done game calls in over a year, use spray lacquer on the bottle stoppers now most of the time and cutting way back on pen production.
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PenMan1 said:
Smitty:
We are old, retired and listened to these mythical stories from our elders for decades. In other words, IT'S SIMPLY OUR TURN TO TELL THE STORIES.

Now, if you REALLY want to know the time, look at the sun... Then make a round dial ...and....,:)

Or, simply find Al Gore! Since he invented the Internet, he may know the first user of super glue:)
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Hear Hear... :rotfl:
 
bettyt44720 said:
i have no idea who was first to use a ca finish on pens. however i do know that furniture stores have used ca glue to touch up knicks in display pieces for over 25 years.
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I agree, years ago I read about it being used in furniture building and repair. Worked well on cracks for me.
 
its_virgil said:
His user name was Fanger and his tutorial was not the first one...not even close to the first.

Who was the first? I would venture to say that our resident finish expert may know something about the genesis of the CA glue finish. I don't think CA was used as a finish first on pens. What say yea Russ.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

TellicoTurning said:
The first I remember hearing about it was a turner on the west coast.. in real life I think he was a cop, but he posted a tutorial on his method of finishing with CA and it's just blossomed from there. I had been turning pens for over 5 years when I heard about it and it took another 2 or 3 before I perfected my finish with CA... I've even used the method on game calls and bottle stoppers, but takes too much glue and too time consuming to be really practical.... now that I'm doing more bowls and peppermills, don't use the finish very much any more... haven't done game calls in over a year, use spray lacquer on the bottle stoppers now most of the time and cutting way back on pen production.
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Thanks Don, I didn't say he was first, only that he was the first tutorial I had heard about.... I remembered being a cop and his tutorial... and some of his story, but not the name. But you also have to keep in mind, I'm getting senile and only remember stories from 20 years ago (according to my wife.) :biggrin: and not much current... what was for supper tonight?... have we had supper tonight? :biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:
 
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