I wanted to show off this beautiful wood and maybe get some advice on turning burl too...
A friend at work ordered a pen from me and wanted a really nice burl wood. I made her an American Classic with Amboyna Burl. The pen turned out really beautiful except for two tiny chip outs in the edges of the top blank. This was a stabilized piece of wood so I didn't expect too much chip out. I took light cuts and had it under control the whole time. I was actually surprised to find these chips when the pen was finished :BangHead:
I usually put a little CA glue around the edges of the tubes on each end of each blank when I turn burl or wood that tends to splinter. However, I didn't think that was necessary with stabilized blanks. Any advice?
Here's the pen. The wood really is purty!
Here's a close up of the top chip (sorry it's blurry).
Here's a close up of the bottom chip out.
The good news is that I offered her this pen for about half price because of the chips. She was more than happy to take it and said that she would not have noticed them anyway. I hate selling imperfect items but I also hate trashing a really nice pen because of minor defects :eusa_doh:
I don't think these chips occurred during the turning, sanding, or finishing. I would have noticed and had the chance to repair/fill them. I think they popped out during assembly. Not that it's any consolation, but I don't want anyone here to think that I don't know what I'm doing (even though I mostly don't know what I'm doing :rotflm
A friend at work ordered a pen from me and wanted a really nice burl wood. I made her an American Classic with Amboyna Burl. The pen turned out really beautiful except for two tiny chip outs in the edges of the top blank. This was a stabilized piece of wood so I didn't expect too much chip out. I took light cuts and had it under control the whole time. I was actually surprised to find these chips when the pen was finished :BangHead:
I usually put a little CA glue around the edges of the tubes on each end of each blank when I turn burl or wood that tends to splinter. However, I didn't think that was necessary with stabilized blanks. Any advice?
Here's the pen. The wood really is purty!
Here's a close up of the top chip (sorry it's blurry).
Here's a close up of the bottom chip out.
The good news is that I offered her this pen for about half price because of the chips. She was more than happy to take it and said that she would not have noticed them anyway. I hate selling imperfect items but I also hate trashing a really nice pen because of minor defects :eusa_doh:
I don't think these chips occurred during the turning, sanding, or finishing. I would have noticed and had the chance to repair/fill them. I think they popped out during assembly. Not that it's any consolation, but I don't want anyone here to think that I don't know what I'm doing (even though I mostly don't know what I'm doing :rotflm