45 Minutes in the shop.

[Bob Yarbrough]

Daughter came by all day. Wife at her father's house, he's terminal. Home alone for New Years. Plan on starting on a Shaker Style Hall table tonight. But before I fix dinner, the call of the lathe lured me into the shop. Results attached. Can you quess the material?

[Bob Yarbrough]

Quess I need more work on my photos. Any suggestions?

[Jim Ketron]

Nice pen!
Looks like some red oak to me?

[Wolf Kiessling]

Beautiful pen. Some kind of palm?

[Carole Valentine]

Oak. Nice pen!

[Tony Sizemore]

Very nice and kudos to you if it is what I think it is and that is some Palm. I have turns some, not pens but small items, and have a friend that has tryied his hand at penn fron red and black palm with no luck so great job!!!

[Keith Burns]

Great pen ! Your guess is better than mine:D :D

[Kurt Forbes]

looks alot like oak

The pens I recently posted were oak also
I really did not like working with it

what did you use to finish it ?

Mine looked like crap the next day after shineing like glass right off of the lathe

[David Fried]

I'll go with Red Palm too. Whatever it is, it looks great!
(Heck, it takes me 45 minutes just to find the lathe!)

Dave Fried

[Bob Yarbrough]

Good quess on the palm. I have no idea which species?, just happened to be in the local toy (wood) store, saw the blanks and said "why not". I really like the look, and have 4 blanks left. Maybe tomorrow I'll turn them.

[Ernie Nyvall]

Looks like wet/dry sandpaper to me.:rolleyes:

Oh, and nice pen Bob.

Ernie

[Bernie Weishapl]

Nice pen Bob. What finish did you use?

[Bob Yarbrough]

rough (whatevers at hand), 220 3m sanding sponge, hut polish, (2 coats), 1800, 3000, wipe, hut, 8000. Takes about 5-10 minutes.