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It was not 200 degrees in the garage this weekend so I did a little turning. The first one is Canarywood and was a dream to turn. I have turned bowls and hollowforms out of it before but never a pen. It is pretty basic but I think it made an attractive pen.
The second one is mesquite that came from my brother’s deerlease. It came from a large stump that mostly went towards peppermills. Mesquite is always good to turn and finishs well. They both were sanded to 400 then a CA finishe was applied, allowed to cure and then buffed w/ EEE and WD. I also turned a couple of acrylics just because they sell better than wood.
Thanks for looking, as always, anything that helps, I am always willing to listen.
-- ---call me---- Mark
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Karson
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#1 posted 647 days ago
A great job on both pens. The wood looks great.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
sedcokid
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#2 posted 646 days ago
I have never turned Canarywood, will have to try it sometime. Your pens are very nice and hope they sell real quick….
Thanks for sharing
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#3 posted 573 days ago
Those look great!! I really like the mesquite one. Great job.
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