Walter
Fellow
Since we are sharing methods here is how I did mine:
Cap was turned as normal.
The barrel blank was cut over length and drilled to the depth of the tube plus a bit to clear the end of the nib.
Tube glued in with epoxy. Used a tube inserter and wiped off the excess glue before removing it so no need for messing about with potatoes.
Once the glue was cured slid the blank ono a transfer punch that was a good fit with no slop and mounted it in a keyless chuck in the headstock.
Supported the tailstock end with a ring centre with an adjustable centre point and turned the main body of the barrel to shape.
Sanded and polished the main barrel. Rhyogrip/micromesh/Farecla
Swapped the ring centre for a 60º centre to allow access with a small gouge to shape the end.
Parted off the end with a skew.
Removed from lathe, end sanded with Rhyogrip and polished by hand with micromesh then final buffing on a buffing wheel with white diamond compound.
I will be writing an article for Woodturning later in the year covering various tools and methods for making closed end pens. I will mention any tips that I have seen here that I think people might find useful.
Once my articles have been published I will make them available on my website. The first one on CA finishes will be in the February issue (No277)
Cap was turned as normal.
The barrel blank was cut over length and drilled to the depth of the tube plus a bit to clear the end of the nib.
Tube glued in with epoxy. Used a tube inserter and wiped off the excess glue before removing it so no need for messing about with potatoes.
Once the glue was cured slid the blank ono a transfer punch that was a good fit with no slop and mounted it in a keyless chuck in the headstock.
Supported the tailstock end with a ring centre with an adjustable centre point and turned the main body of the barrel to shape.
Sanded and polished the main barrel. Rhyogrip/micromesh/Farecla
Swapped the ring centre for a 60º centre to allow access with a small gouge to shape the end.
Parted off the end with a skew.
Removed from lathe, end sanded with Rhyogrip and polished by hand with micromesh then final buffing on a buffing wheel with white diamond compound.
I will be writing an article for Woodturning later in the year covering various tools and methods for making closed end pens. I will mention any tips that I have seen here that I think people might find useful.
Once my articles have been published I will make them available on my website. The first one on CA finishes will be in the February issue (No277)