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Evening guys, Here I bring my newest addition to my pen line. This was turned today, Sanded back to 800 grit and then rubbed down with gold nyweb pad, Sealed with chestnut Sanding sealer and then finished with chestnut burnishing cream to a high sheen finish. Thoughts?

A simple slimline pen made using the festival wood blank from Axminster, these always look better in the flesh and it has a CA finish.

Also finished today, one I started at a demo at Wear Valley Woodturners but didn't get time to finish. A closed end Beaufort Mistral in burr elm. Finished with melamine lacquer. No closed end mandrel or other fancy kit was used. Started off on a standard mandrel with one bush and the other end...

Also managed this one too. Sanded to 600 then sanding sealer, melamine finish and a coat of microcrystalline wax buffed with a soft cloth.

So When I finished this it was Ok but as the finish dried it has dried with small amounts of white now showing in the little inclusions. What is the best way to finish such wood so when it drys this does not happen... Kevin :banana:

Sorry you must be bored of my updates. This is my 4th finished pen. For the first time I made no obvious mistakes and tried a different finish in boiled linseed and ca. Really proud of it. Any got any of there first pens to share and compare :)

Todays offering is a little Zeta with a lovely cast blank from Bammer on here.....real easy to turn and finish and a stunning colour too

Hi, Thought i'd share a nice/terrible blank i used I purchased this wood from axeminster, it's horrendous to turn and blunted my tool. Festival Maxi Pen Blank - Woodturning Blanks - Woodturning - Shop by Interest | Axminster Tools & Machinery however despite me messing up this pen, both in...

Getting ready to do a turning demo and was going to take the rough turned piece to work on so in preparation I started by returning the tenon and just take enough off to take out any wobble but found that it was tearing out something terrible so decided to complete it and find another one to...

DSW series from Axminster. First time turning Buckeye. Very nice wood to turn. Ca finish. Pen turning. Buckeye - YouTube

Son struggled to turn the acrylic blank but still did quite a bit, however he did do all of the sanding and finish. He's also selected the blanks for tomorrow's shedding!!

Seed Chain pattern laser inlay by Kenneth Wines using Walnut and Maple. I turned and finished with MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method to get that warm feel of wood instead of that plastic look and feel of a gloss finish like CA. Dressed up in an Antique Silver Canadian Maple...

Have a look at some of THESE products especially if you scroll down there is one which is a pen finish don't know if anyone has tried it and another is a hardening agent

Laser inlay pattern by Kenneth Wines using Walnut Maple. Cherry and Padauk. I turned and finished with 6 coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method to get that wood feel. I find using a Gloss finish on wood makes it look and feel too much like the plastic look that you get...

Black Palm Scales on Maple by Kenneth Wines that I turned and finished with 6 coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method to get that wood feel. I find using a Gloss finish on wood makes it look and feel too much like the plastic look that you get with a CA finish. Dressed...

Think these have turned out quite well, 4 coats of danish oil as a finish. Cheap as chips but look different! Well I think so?

Managed to get in shed for first time in a while, blank was very bland all way through but at least the finish is better than my last attempt! !! This is a fancy slimline pencil.

I have put this here and see how it goes. And then I will post the finished item in the correct place. I did start with a sketch with this one but due to a small detail that did not look right I went and cut another piece of wood to return it, but not wanting to waste the piece I decided to...

Not sure the name of this blank, it was a gift. Satin gold finish. Regards Craig

Hi everyone I am new to pen turning and would like your advice on finishes. I have already applied 4 coats of melamine lacquer but not sure what to use next, I would like to get a gloss finish I was thinking of using a Microcrystalline wax or mabey a friction polish would these be ok or would...