Matt Ranum
02-06-2010, 2:41 PM
Got some shop and lathe time between Dr visits this past week so here is my 3rd & 4th pens. Getting better, just need to make some sort of photo box for taking these pics now. They look better than the pics show. These I gave to my FIL since he was the one who got me all this stuff for Christmas.
I seem to have trouble using the CA method and don't have the time to experiment much right now so I went with a spray lacquer on these, sanded through 600 then went with some tripoli then some watco oil on the Maple one and then lacquer, 4 good coats, then buffed with some jewlers rough after that. I sprayed while the lathe was running slow and recoated after about 10 min since they were completely dry.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060003.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060002.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060006.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060009.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060008.jpg
I seem to have trouble using the CA method and don't have the time to experiment much right now so I went with a spray lacquer on these, sanded through 600 then went with some tripoli then some watco oil on the Maple one and then lacquer, 4 good coats, then buffed with some jewlers rough after that. I sprayed while the lathe was running slow and recoated after about 10 min since they were completely dry.
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060003.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060002.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060006.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060009.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k65/mr_matt3764/2010_02060008.jpg