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drgoretex
August 15th, 2013, 07:54 PM
Hi folks,

Here is another of my 'Bamboo' style pens, in walnut.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_8405_zps1e974913.jpg

This is not the first walnut 'Bamboo' I have done (have done quite a few by now) but it is the first one that I have done using thin/low viscosity CA as a penetrating/sealing finish. I often use 8 - 10 layers of medium visc to build up a thick coat, and then polish it to a nice glassy finish, but while that does give the wood a 'jewel-like' quality, it does rob the wood of the nice tactile properties the wood itself has to offer. So, in some of my wood pens, I have been using 2 or 3 coats of low viscosity CA as a penetrating/sealing finish, inside and out, which not only protects the wood nicely, but can be polished to a decent sheen. Better still, the wood retains its nice feel.

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_8400_zps1684ce36.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_8414_zps1b459156.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd231/kcavers/Custom%20Pens/Custom%20Fountain%20Pens/Designer%20Fountain%20Pens/IMG_8411_zpsc36f5359.jpg

Thanks for looking,

Ken

gwgtaylor
August 15th, 2013, 07:59 PM
I like the look and sound of this pen. Nice work! Reminds me of the beautiful finish on Warwick electric basses. Requires regular oiling though. I need to get on your waiting list one of these days

anthonyd
August 15th, 2013, 08:29 PM
That finish is beautiful.

Tony

edwardschlacter11
August 21st, 2013, 04:57 AM
really a piece of art,
do you have a video of how do you do this.

InvisibleMan
August 21st, 2013, 02:01 PM
Looks great, Ken! Walnut is one of my favorites.

Roe D Hym
September 3rd, 2020, 10:55 AM
Doctor Goretex: Nice turning job. I like your use of a professional section and nib. A few years ago I tried my hand at turning a pen using one of the kits made for home made pens. The section and nib were dumpy with a screw on cap using brass. Looked and wrote OK. Yours looks a lot more professional--as in you had to make it yourself or use a much better kit.

I had to go to a zoom meeting as I was finishing my post and did not have a chance to say great job on matching the grain/figure on the barrel and cap. That move elevated the quality big time. (picture 3)

amk
December 6th, 2020, 09:07 AM
That's nice. Also I like the fact that it's 'bamboo but in walnut' :-)