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Had a good day today and finished all the pens my work colleagues asked me to make. The golfers pen is turned using hickory from an old golf club. The FAT slimline is spalted beech and the medical one is unknown to me?????

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Ray7756 said:
Cracking pens, what finish did you use ???
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Thanks Ray
I used CA, but I was having issues, so I stripped them back and used 50% friction polish with 50% thinners. I put 5 coats on, then I used neat friction polish for the last coat. I don't like to use it really, but I've run out of time!!

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Cumbrian Craig said:
Thanks Ray
I used CA, but I was having issues, so I stripped them back and used 50% friction polish with 50% thinners. I put 5 coats on, then I used neat friction polish for the last coat. I don't like to use it really, but I've run out of time!!

Craig
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Oh no :sob: another finish process to research, i had decided on malamine for wood but your finish is fantastic , ah well back on tinternet lol
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That's funny Ray, I was going to stop using CA and try melamine !!!! The only problem with friction polish is it's longevity. I haven't been turning long, but I've read that it can dull over a short period of time, depending on use of course.

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Cumbrian Craig said:
That's funny Ray, I was going to stop using CA and try melamine !!!! The only problem with friction polish is it's longevity. I haven't been turning long, but I've read that it can dull over a short period of time, depending on use of course.

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Hi Craig i have been doing a lot of research and looking at the tutorials on here and elswhere it seems that melamine is a long lasting finish, and as Phil on here recomends it, and his pens are stunning, i thought when a master speaks its best to listen, but having said that I am still researching, even looking at old fashioned french polishing, but i think it all comes down to how long it takes to get the quality finish, and how long it lasts, so will stick to what other people have used and proved, while experimenting with other finishes to give away and see how they last
If you dont try, you dont fail, and you then fail to learn
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Cumbrian Craig said:
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Had a good day today and finished all the pens my work colleagues asked me to make. The golfers pen is turned using hickory from an old golf club. The FAT slimline is spalted beech and the medical one is unknown to me?????

Craig:thumbs:
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Craig I have met so many Doctors your medical pen timber applies to,not sure with their diagnosis. All the pens finished,show as rippers.

Peter.
 
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Thank you for your kind comments. Having looked through lots of posts in all the areas available on this forum, I have lots of practice to do. There are some fantastic pens. I have lots of ideas thanks to you guys and girls. Bill who got pen of the week is a true inspiration. Thanks again for your kind comments and I'm more than happy to get your thoughts, good or bad. I joined to learn.

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Great looking pens Craig, and I noticed my name being mentioned along the way there too - I assure you there are pen makers here who are far better than me.

You've inadvertently lit the touch paper on the ol' friction polish thing again though, and the whole finishing debate. That's OK because people come and go, views change, and not everyone knows where to go to seek information, so discussing finishing now and then is no bad thing. I'm aware that quite a few people use melamine these days, which may or may not be as a result of the "how-to" I wrote at the beginning of the year, but a long time ago I was also quite forthright about my views on friction polish as a pen finish.

I wrote it back in 2015 but my views haven't changed I'm afraid - the link to the thread in which I probably offended countless people is here: http://www.penturners.co.uk/tools-e...-polish-finish.html?highlight=friction+polish
 
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Phil Dart said:
Great looking pens Craig, and I noticed my name being mentioned along the way there too - I assure you there are pen makers here who are far better than me.

You've inadvertently lit the touch paper on the ol' friction polish thing again though, and the whole finishing debate. That's OK because people come and go, views change, and not everyone knows where to go to seek information, so discussing finishing now and then is no bad thing. I'm aware that quite a few people use melamine these days, which may or may not be as a result of the "how-to" I wrote at the beginning of the year, but a long time ago I was also quite forthright about my views on friction polish as a pen finish.

I wrote it back in 2015 but my views haven't changed I'm afraid - the link to the thread in which I probably offended countless people is here: http://www.penturners.co.uk/tools-e...-polish-finish.html?highlight=friction+polish
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Thank you for that. I have said I don't like friction polish and I'll look up your comments Phil. I had no choice, I messed up my CA and had no time to try again!!!! I have downloaded your melamine tutorial and I am keen to try it. I am new to this, but I have read a lot of posts/threads and you make a huge contribution to this forum. :love_it:I have also visited your website a few times. WOW. Proper quality. I joined up to learn, and I have a thick skin:funny:
There is so much talent on here. I appreciate you taking the time to look at my post. I WILL be in touch, just be ready for all the questions!!!!!

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Absolutely no apologies necessary Craig. Among other things, discussion, knowledge sharing, and a good bit of banter are exactly what this forum is all about.
 
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A nice set of pens Craig. :thumbs: Thanks for the kind mention.
I use Phil’s method with melamine. I also use his method with acrylic lacquer except I don’t stop the lathe when applying the lacquer. I hold the spray can very close to a piece of folded tissue then apply along the blank one end to the other & back again in one movement. I wait thirty seconds then buff.i apply four to five coats.
I hope this is of help to you.
 
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Bill Mooney said:
A nice set of pens Craig. :thumbs: Thanks for the kind mention.
I use Phil’s method with melamine. I also use his method with acrylic lacquer except I don’t stop the lathe when applying the lacquer. I hold the spray can very close to a piece of folded tissue then apply along the blank one end to the other & back again in one movement. I wait thirty seconds then buff.i apply four to five coats.
I hope this is of help to you.
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Thanks, I'll be trying the melamine as soon as I can and that's when I'll be needing help:funny::funny:
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