Lignum vitae on a Slimline Pen

[Jim]

The other day we mentioned the wood Lignum vitae and i said that i was put off using this wood for some reason, see this post http://www.penturners.co.uk/off-topic-forum/824-woods-segmenting.html#post7885 ... Anyway today i took on the gremlins (I didn't have any to be honest but it makes for good reading) as i honestly don't recall why i totally ignored this wood for such a long time ...

Finished with CA and polished with the magic cream from Pete B ... The center band is custom made from a piece of home made resin ...

 

[bellringer]

Look very nice

 

[Jed Baxter]

Nice looking pen Jim, i like the colorful bands that you use with your pens.

 

[wm460]

Nice looking pen Jim, you must have a pile of centre bands laying around your shed.

 

[Jim]

Nice looking pen Jim, you must have a pile of centre bands laying around your shed.

Or useless blanks Mark ...

 

[Jimjam66]

Nice pen, Jim. I always understood Lignum Vitae was a very oily wood, which was why it was often used as a 'bearing' for moving parts. Will it not affect the CA finish?

 

[Mattyd]

Nice pen, Jim. I always understood Lignum Vitae was a very oily wood, which was why it was often used as a 'bearing' for moving parts. Will it not affect the CA finish?

It was used for bearings... for sure...

 

[bellringer]

I worked on a steam tug restoration project and the bearing on the drive shaft there were made of lignum vitae

 

[yorkshireman]

A grand bit of wood Jim, bet it'd look good on a baron!

keith

 

[Jim]

Nice pen, Jim. I always understood Lignum Vitae was a very oily wood, which was why it was often used as a 'bearing' for moving parts. Will it not affect the CA finish?

A quick wipe with meths will hopefully stop any profanities at a later date David ... Well i did read this somewhere ...

 

[stevenw1963]

Nice one Jim - looks a good un

 

[Alan Moore]

nice looking pen