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  1. Garno

    Another dafty question

    Another dafty question by yours truly. For those of you that use CA as a finish do you use the thin or the medium type? I only ask this as applying the 5 coats of thin yesterday to a pen seemed easier than when I have attempted (and mostly failed) to use the medium. Not sure if it was my...
    • Garno
    • Thread
    • applying dafty medium question thin
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Off Topic
  2. Garno

    Melamine as a Finish

    What is the best way of using Melamine as a finish? I think I may be doing something wrong. My method is. Apply sanding sealer to the blank with the lathe running, I keep the cloth on running it from left to right to left until the sealer is dry on the cloth. I give the Melamine a good old...
    • Garno
    • Thread
    • applying lathe melamine running sealer
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Turning Pens
  3. P

    Guilded pens

    Hi all, I recently gave a try to a new technique: leaf gilding (or should I sat gold leafing?). It is quite easy: applying some special oil called mixtion, then applying the thin metal leaf. I covered it with CA. I applied the leaves a bit at random, it was just a trial. Not totally happy with...
  4. Penpal

    Deer horn

    I hopped into this Horn and roughed it up for a rugged finish before applying the finishing CA. Peter.
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