contaminated pine.

[fortress]

I had a go at segmenting a pen based on Woodies video,
using Iroko, pine and Aluminium, unfortunately when I sanded I got bad contamination from the Aluminium.
I did wash the blank first with spirit before I sanded but was unable to prevent the bleed.
Is there something else I should have done?
Apart from the colouring, I was pleased with the segmenting.

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen John, the pine looks like has spalted the it does up here.

 

[Buckeye]

Before you sand put on some sanding sealer and as you sand it back put on some more and keep doing that until you have finished sanding that will seal the wood and stop contamination.

Peter

 

[edlea]

Even with the bleed it's still a very attractive pen

 

[Woody]

The contamination is from the aluminium you would have done better to have used something like Box wood a or tight grained dense wood instead of pine which is quite soft and has an open grain or as peter said S/S but in saying that it still looks good

 

[angelo49]

That looks great John!!
I kinda' like the aluminum effect.
!NICE!

 

[Macaronytony]

Love the segmenting John, shame about the contamination...
I would just say it was the look I was after..

 

[Terry Q]

Outstanding segmenting. I believe Peter's advice might be spot on.

 

[fortress]

Thank you everybody, I shall strive to do better, He who dares.....

 

[Les ELm]

Nice work on the segmenting.

Les

 

[chas_41_uk]

Looks good from here, even with the artificial spalting :wink:

 

[Bill Mooney]

As has been said s/sealer between each grit. It's still a super bit of segmenting.

 

[AllenN]

I agree with others that the end effect looks rather nice. I appreciate the advice as to how best avoid contamination but just occasionally something not quite planned gives a rather surprising result.

 

[Penpal]

Shock horror a beaut pen pen mate it came through well crossing over happens only badly once in the mean time forget it when you use this pen.

Peter.

 

[Jim]

I have had this in the past with Holly John, the advice above is sound and will help for sure .. Still an excellent effort with the segmenting my friend ..