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Another added to the list. Corian Slim Line with Chrome finish. Micro pads for polishing and finish.

A Figured Olive Wood Zeta mounted on some Chopstick rests. Melamine Finish.

Two pieces straight out of the workshop within the last hour. Both of these are really just experiments The little pot with the slots running up and down was finished with copper paint which did dry very shiny but when I put a finish on it went matt in colour as the finish was a satin finish...

Hi All, Can I ask if anyone can recommend a way to finish Intarsia/Segmentation. I have completed the gluing up and staining of my latest project and now wish to varnish it. I think I would favour spraying from a can over hand painting with a brush. Can anyone recommend how to apply a finish...

Turned this earlier today. Used a friction polish followed by micro mesh. Ended up with a super smooth finish.

My lathe, chuck, pen jaws, Jacobs chuck, mandrel starter set and micro mesh are in to the shop on Tuesday. (but can't collect till Saturday!!!!?) I already have my carbide tools, medium super glue and activator. Turners sanding pack and face shield and a few pen blanks ordered. Will I need...

Hiya Guys, A little artistic advice please. I've just ordered a couple of these, with the intention of turning a fountain pen / roller ball mistral set. My issue is all the choices of finish. I tend to like golds with red but i was wondering what you fine folk would go for? Many Thanks PoM

Has anyone ever tried sandblasting a commercial pen kit, to see if the finish can be matted back? While I love kits like the Sirocco and the Zeta, I sometimes find the factory finishes a bit plasticky and toylike. I'm going to dig out my blasting cabinet and try to flat the finish on a Zeta...

Well it will be when finished thought I would show progress and also the finished article when I do finish it. This is from a piece of the very freshly cut Ash wood and is from a intersection of branches. Trying to do one to finish while wet and then see what shape it takes when it dries I am...

So CA finish? First question how do you remove bushings that you've managed to super glue into the tubes.......just for reference mind...... not that I did this last night at all.... Secondly is there a good guide or video tutorial for a CA finish? I always seem to get a really untidy section...

Hope this works!! First time newbie. Its scrap wood and I had a go with wood dye. CA finish.

I have a Yew bowl half finished, i had to stop as i came across an internal crack, this was stabilised with CA. My last few bowls i have used an oil finish as i like the look and feel of the finish. My question is what to finish the Yew with, i would like the oil finish, as i said but this yew...

Hi Everyone, I'm Andy a new to turning enthusiast from deepest darkest Oxfordshire. I started turning last month in a friends workshop and am thoroughly enjoying it so far. Pen turning has been a real delight even though the score currently is: scrap bin 5, finished pens 2. The two that I've...

After my shoulder accident 2 years ago and 9 month recovery I got hot to catch up on my pen turning. I finish with CA. I never gave it a thought but my CA was almost a year old. The results of this showed up a couple months later. I have at least 3 dozen pens that look like this with more...

The piece of Rosewood I was given produced half a dozen blanks, and this is the second pen. This particular blank was not quite as "oily" as the previous, so I utilised Phil's Melamine method for finishing. It's a birthday gift for my daughter-in-law, so we'll see how well the finish fairs in...

Evening folks, had an idea, whether it's a daft one or not, Im hoping you'll tell me. As you've probably noticed, I use hybrid blanks sourced via George at "From the Tree" from time to time, they are stunning blanks which I normally just finish with melamine, but during my...

As you'll know (from all the stupid questions) that I'm getting my act together with tools and equipment ready to start pen making. I have an Irish friend and wanted to turn a Bog Oak pen for him as an early project. I don't know the first thing about Bog Oak. But I woudl like to turn some...

I was given a small piece of Accoy and turned this from it. Clear oil finish. It is more symetrical than the first picture make it look. I quite like it and am now trying to find where I can get some more of this material. That is not proving easy AQ

Afternoon All An oak bowl I have recently finished, size is 300mm diameter x 50mm thick, the finish is Danish oil. c&c welcome All the best Andy

Managed to get this done today, was going to do more hexagonal but decided to build a new jig in between doing this pen. Hopefully more of the outcomes of that another day. This is the first Tempest I have done, very impressed with the fittings and feel of the finish of the parts.. Click feels...