CA finishing technique

I tried that CA finish a couple times and went back to my Crystal coat. LOL

-- Dan-- Info for all @ http://www.hoistman.com

Check this LJ blog out, it might help.

http://lumberjocks.com/Betsy/blog/7678

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Interesting

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Well… I bought some BLO today, and tried a mixture of a few methods that I have seen, and I am happy to say the finish turned out phenomenal.

I turned my lathe on at around 2000 RPM, put about 3 drops of BLO onto a shop towel, rubbed it back and forth about 5 times or so.

Then I put a small puddle, maybe 5 drops of CA glue, and spread that on the pen blank moving fastly back and forth for about 20-25 seconds. After this point I repeat with the exception of putting the BLO and CA on the cloth together before applying to the blank.

Each time I moved across the blank I waited until the blank dulled then came back to a good shine before removing the applicator.

4 coats later, I have a hard shiny shell on my pen blank that will hopefully last a great deal longer than the shellawax or Hut Crystal Coat I have been using.

-- San Diego, CA US Navy

Try this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orcgOf4siqc&feature=channel_page
This video and lots of practice taught me how to finish my pens. Don’t give up. I about pulled all my hair out before finding it.

-- Ray Cody, Florence Alabama