Brown Malee Burl Navigator

[rcflyer23]

I turned this tonight. It is going to be a Christmas present for my brother.

 

[NCTurner]

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Very nice, I am sure he will love it!!! I like the satin finish, what did you use?

 

[jeff...]

That's a nice pen right there :thumbs_up

 

[rcflyer23]

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Very nice, I am sure he will love it!!! I like the satin finish, what did you use?

Ha.. It wasn't supposed to be satin, but I am glad it came out that way. It is actually a CA finish. It shines a little better than the picture shows but is not nearly as deep and wet as some of the finishes I have done. I am not sure if it is the wood or if the weather affected the finish. I tried a different approach to finishing tonight and I think that might have affected it who knows.

I ended up liking the way it turned out, so thanks. There are 4 coats of CA on that I sanded up to 800 and then MicroMeshed to 12000 and didn't sand between any of the coats of CA so that might be my issue there.

I really need to get some Ren. Wax and apply that afterwards and see how that helps things.

 

[sawduster]

Nice work bro :icon_thum

 

[ScottM]

Good going Kevin. The satin finish work well with that wood and style. Never admit it was not designed to come out that way.:wink_smil

 

[TracyP]

Nice pen Kevin. I like the way you did the finish.

 

[PChristy]

Nice pen there Kevin- :icon_thum What ever you did with the finish make sure you write it down so that you can do more just like it- it looks great

 

[woodArtz]

Very nice pen Kevin! That burl is beautiful. :icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum

 

[rcflyer23]

Nice pen there Kevin- :icon_thum What ever you did with the finish make sure you write it down so that you can do more just like it- it looks great

Here is what I did to get that finish.

Thanks for the compliments on it. I actually think it turned out pretty good now.

Once I finished turning I applied a slight amount of BLO just trying to see what the burl was going to look like. I then sanded 120, 240, 320, 400, 800, 1500 then applied another light coat of BLO, from there I MicroMeshed to 12000. After that I applied another light coat of BLO then applied 3 drops of Medium CA then 2 drops right after that. Once that was cured I repeated the same process 3 more times. I fold up my paper towel into a little square and use all four ends and then I am done. I didn't micromesh in between coats and I think that is really what caused it not to come out shiny. I am going to give it another try tonight or this weekend. I will let you know. I like having a satin finish on some of the pen. I am also wondering if the small amount of BLO/CA I am using helps create that satin look.

I looked at a video last night of someone putting on a CA finish and he was using ALOT of BLO and CA way more than I am.

Who knows. If you try this process let me know how it works. If I remember that I did anything else I will add it to the thread but off the top of my head that is what I did.

I am also going to try the same thing and MM from 4000 - 12000 between coats and see what that does.

If I can repeat this I will do a How to for the forum.

 

[skeeter]

Great looking pen. I like the satin finish