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Spalted Apple

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This is a blank from Woody, cheers mate, slimline gunmetal kit, finished with Hutt wax.

 
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I have had the pleasure of making a few pens from the same batch of blanks Doug, and like this one they all have made great looking pens .. Well done my friend .. :thumbs:
 
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PhillH said:
Nice !

Did you CA it as you turned it or just as it was ?
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I turned it down to a couple of mm or so of it's finished size then doused it in thin CA, sprayed it with activator then finished turning & sanded. Decided against more CA that's why I went for the Hutt wax finish.
 
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Doug been said this spalted timber is interesting and you have done it justice always concerned using gobs of CA please be careful.

KInd regards Peter.:goesred:
 
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A lovely looking pen Doug and a lovely piece of wood. The forum is turning into a swop shop... Fantastic.
 
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Nice bit of wood that and you did it justice mate as you always do

A swap shop sounds good
 
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Great pen Doug........ Woody's apple blanks have made some fantastic stuff so far .
 
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