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wood finishing for pens
The pen turner said he didn’t like using cyanoacrylate (ca) glue because it made the wood look too much like plastic, and the vapors burned his eyes. he wondered about using one of the mixtures of shellac and oil or shellac and wax sold to woodturners but was concerned about the finish not holding up well when held between fingers for long. You'll learn an easy, step-by-step way to to create an ultra shiny, rock hard finish on your wood pens with the psi woodworking "i can't believe this finish" starter set. see how to use the set's. For pens, the finish may be applied full strength, right out of the bottle. far and away, the best applicator i have found is a well used, well washed, white tube sock or cloth diaper. now some of you younger folks may not know what a cloth diaper is, but we used about 10,000 of them when the kids were small, and they make great rags for other.
wood finishing for pens
But for pens as a finish, selling the "wood feel" must take into consideration that it will only sell to a very narrow niche market, nor are they always the high dollar sales. belwo is a quote from a post 2 years ago. the post referred to a different kind of finish but at the same time, people that make pens that do not have solid permanent. The quality of the final finish will be directly proportional to the surface preparation under that finish. a quality finish on a pen starts with sanding. sanding should start with as fine a grit as possible. i turn pens with a skew leaving a very smooth surface on which to begin sanding. i often start with 320 grit sandpaper when possible..
