Streamline with Snakewood and CA finish

[Melchior]

First a pic:


This was difficult to turn, i messed up when truing up the ends a bit off made the whole mandrel wobble a bit when I tightened up the mandrel. So I had to fiddle around to get it to align with the bushings properly (I really need a new lathe).
CA finish did not turn out perfect this time, I can see tiny marks from the sanding. I guess I need to go to about 800 grit before I apply CA.

I also had a crack in the wood, it is small but annoying.

Fun project though, fourth pen I have made. Looking for better and more efficient ways to apply a good finish.

Regards,
Emil

 

[Phil Dart]

Nice bit of Snakewood Emil - well done. Snakewood is notorious for cracking I'm afraid, and you may not have seen the last of them yet. Don't be disheartened if it does crack some more though - that is the nature of the wood, not anything you've done wrong.

You can eliminate sanding marks by sanding with the grain with the lathe stopped, then burnish the wood with the shavings as a last process before applying your chosen finish.

Keep at it - you're doing a good job, and despite the problems you had with it, that's a good looking pen.

 

[Vic Perrin]

Never turned Snakewood but I have heard it can be testing. Nice job Emil

 

[Penpal]

I have a 15yrs made Snakewood Pen, no worries. It requires being dry and care, I find true African Ebony more prone to splitting.

Love your pen Emil.

Peter

 

[Bill Mooney]

A lot of wasted effort with snakewood. You make a beautiful pen & a short while later it splits. Been there a few times & as Phil says, nowt you can do about it. Keep up the good work Emil.

 

[fortress]

A nice looking pen Emil, well done.

 

[Melchior]

Thank you all for your input. Will consider this pen a test project then. :) see what happens to it. It was a nice wood to turn, nice shavings.


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[Graham_C]

Looks good from here Emil. Good advice given here too

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.

Les

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen Emil.

Dry as it is in the middle of a desert, after a few year I have had it split, but then there wouldn't be too many places this dry in Aust.

 

[wm460]

Great looking pen Emil.

Dry as it is in the middle of a desert, after a few year I have had it split, but then there wouldn't be too many places this dry in Aust.

 

[Melchior]

Better picture using a light box and a DSLR camera.

 

[Unique]

A lovely looking pen - well done.
Tony

 

[Penpal]

Jumps out now Emil proving this pen is a ripper.

Peter.

 

[Melchior]

Thank you!


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[Bucks]

That's certainly a great looking pen Emil

 

[Gregory Hardy]

You told me everything that was wrong with the pen, but you skipped right past, "Holy cow - this is really a handsome pen!" Tasteful lines. Nice shape. Hang in there. (And shop around for some more user-friendly woods...there are only about a million of them to choose from!) Great pen. Keep turning!