Dvoigt
Member
Why do my bloodwood pens keep cracking?
I have done a several pens recently in bloodwood and evreyone of them has cracked, I have not seen any cracks in other pens (knock on wood). Half of them I noticed the cracks right after I assembled them and the other half I noticed later on. I use a 2 part epoxy to glue the tubes in the blanks. I tried sealing the ends with some this CA, when I turned the pens down near to the final shape I coated it in thin CA in the hopes that it would sink into the grain and strengthen it. I tried drying the blank in the microwave... What else can I do to try and stop this?!
Thanks
Derek
I have done a several pens recently in bloodwood and evreyone of them has cracked, I have not seen any cracks in other pens (knock on wood). Half of them I noticed the cracks right after I assembled them and the other half I noticed later on. I use a 2 part epoxy to glue the tubes in the blanks. I tried sealing the ends with some this CA, when I turned the pens down near to the final shape I coated it in thin CA in the hopes that it would sink into the grain and strengthen it. I tried drying the blank in the microwave... What else can I do to try and stop this?!
Thanks
Derek