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Black Palm Pens

Project by Seer posted 229 days ago 220 views 1 time favorited 4 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Well I got a mini lathe for my birthday and have since becom extrmemly addicted to this. I am having a ball turning pens and other small things. These are 2 of my favorites made of Black Palm. The first one is a Black Chrome Patriot Pen and the second is the first Black Palm I ever turned Gunmetal Slimline Pen.
Any and all comments are welcome


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noknot

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posted 229 days ago

That looks wonderful the colors are great what finish did you put on?

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Seer

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posted 229 days ago

This one has 4 coats of CA/BLO finish

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noknot

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posted 229 days ago

Nice! I took a look at your first you got the hang of it. keep up the good work

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posted 229 days ago

One of the things I have learned when turning this wood is to sand off all the edges and use lots of ca glue to keep it from shattering. After I have trimmed it and let the tubes dry for awhile I put the blank on a srewdriver shaft and use a belt sander to make it semi round lessening the chance of a gouge catching the sharp edge so for I am 2 for 2 in this department,

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