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Another Alan....welcome.

I generally only turn timber.......you have plenty of excellent hard woods in Oz none of which need to be stabiised.
There are many good finishes....I also use melamine lacquer, like Mark, as well as buffing with Tripoli and White Diamond.
There is an Aussie company that produces some very good products for turned finishes including pens.
The company is called U-beaut.
[URL unfurl="true"]https://shop.ubeaut.com.au/[/URL]
If you know another pen maker they should be able to point you to the best product.

I don't generally use CA as a finish as I prefer my pens to remain tactile rather than be covered with a shiny plastic coating, but to each their own.

I have been to Brisbane a number of times. My sister lives in Elanora...I lived in Orange NSW for 12 years.
Alan

<blockquote data-quote="alan morrison" data-source="post: 370927" data-attributes="member: 2049">Another Alan....welcome.I generally only turn timber.......you have plenty of excellent hard woods in Oz none of which need to be stabiised.There are many good finishes....I also use melamine lacquer, like Mark, as well as buffing with Tripoli and White Diamond.There is an Aussie company that produces some very good products for turned finishes including pens. The company is called U-beaut.[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://shop.ubeaut.com.au/[/URL]If you know another pen maker they should be able to point you to the best product.I don&#039;t generally use CA as a finish as I prefer my pens to remain tactile rather than be covered with a shiny plastic coating, but to each their own.I have been to Brisbane a number of times. My sister lives in Elanora...I lived in Orange NSW for 12 years.Alan</blockquote>

[QUOTE="alan morrison, post: 370927, member: 2049"] Another Alan....welcome. I generally only turn timber.......you have plenty of excellent hard woods in Oz none of which need to be stabiised. There are many good finishes....I also use melamine lacquer, like Mark, as well as buffing with Tripoli and White Diamond. There is an Aussie company that produces some very good products for turned finishes including pens. The company is called U-beaut. [URL unfurl="true"]https://shop.ubeaut.com.au/[/URL] If you know another pen maker they should be able to point you to the best product. I don't generally use CA as a finish as I prefer my pens to remain tactile rather than be covered with a shiny plastic coating, but to each their own. I have been to Brisbane a number of times. My sister lives in Elanora...I lived in Orange NSW for 12 years. Alan [/QUOTE]

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