Pens again...

[WoodMangler]

http://www.woodhelp.com/Pen-8-20-06-One.jpg

http://www.woodhelp.com/Pen-8-20-06-Two.jpg

http://www.woodhelp.com/Pen-8-20-06-Three.jpg

I took the time today to combine the way I finish pens with CA and incorporated the Beall buffing..

There is no wax on any of these pens... CA only, applied with the BLO method, and polished with the Beall...

I can honestly say I have never made any pens that were this smooth and shiny... I am happy!! http://www.woodhelp.com/Cheesy%20Smiley.gif

I also set up the photo booth, although I have to play with the lighting... as usual :)

[WoodMangler]

http://www.woodhelp.com/pen-8-20-06-acr-one.jpg

http://www.woodhelp.com/AcrPen-8-20-06-Two.jpg

[beamerweb]

Nice resins! (those are PR, yes?)

Ain't pens fun? Just quick and easy to toss on and be done in no time. I love having a day to just keep spinning pens :D

BTW - the HF lathe tool set has been serving me well. Thanks for assuring me of their value :)

[Monty]

Good looking pens. Especially like the bottom acrylic one.

Monty

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[ASLNROX]

Nice Marc!

You sure are prolific! What do you do with all of them? do you sell them?

Nice pens!

Blessings,
--Mark

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[Dario]

Very nice pens Marc.

I too like the material of the last one a lot.

How many times do I have to tell you...try the higher end kits, you won't be sorry ;)

Dario :)
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[WoodMangler]

Yup... those are next... waited to see how the regular buffs work... but they work so well it is a no-brainer as far as I am concerned... hmm... does that mean I aint got a brain??... I dunno... too tough to figger that out :)

.... all I know is, I have discovered a whole new definition of "smooth and shiny" with that buffing...

[WoodMangler]

I have a couple of galleries I am checking out... now that I live in an area that actually has galleries!

One of the FEW nice things about being only 30 miles from Atlanta :)

[WoodMangler]

"try the higher end kits, you won't be sorry"

I listened... really!!

I have 3 Perfect Fit pen kits out in the shop right now... but wanted to "get back in the swing of things" before attempting those..

I totally hammered a piece of acrylic... blew apart when I used a scraper to turn it...

I thought I remembered that the scraper was the way to go... but switched over to a gouge and followed with the skew... seemed to work like a champ... although kinda slow...

[WoodMangler]

I still use some of those... work just fine; especially for the price!