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Spalted pen blank question
I have several boards that are spalted - I think that it is Maple but the guy I got it from says it is Poplar:dontknow: Anyway I have been letting it air dry for almost a year now and I have been thinking about cutting most of them into pen blanks and offering them up for sale -?1-Is this a good... -
Wood Pen Blank Question
I have a friend looking for a pen to be made but he has to be difficult. He wants it from something that is ultra rare. I don't have a clue please let me know what you guys think after all you are the only people that I know who know this kind of stuff. Thanks Mark- Mark Stewart
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pendant blank glueing ?
I have been using some scraps to make pendants. Blanks are approx. 2" square and 1/4" thick. I taped two blanks together, cut out a half moon shape with the scroll saw, took the blanks apart and glued up the contrasting woods with ultra thick CA glue. I mounted the first blank on lathe, taped...- skeeter
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Homemade Bowl Lathe: 19" Mulberry blank....
Just for the folks who like to see action shots..... This is part of a big mulberry tree that came down in Hillsborough. Its 19" by 10", the lathe didn't blink (or walk away) during the rough turning! Notice the use of the French measuring unit, the Poodle :-) Jim View image in...- froglips
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Blank Casting
I'm just curious if anyone here has made their own snakeskin blanks? I have been reading up on the subject and the only problem I can see is air bubbles if you dont degas the mix with a vacuum pump.I really dont want to invest in a vacuum system.If anyone here has any input or words of wisdom I...- Scwood
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checks in cherry carving blank
I have a piece of cherry roughly 3"x5" about 3' long. It is from a half log, that was cut on the BS and is sealed with parafin. The seal was beyond overkill; I let one of my kids help me and he had a lot of fun with a heat gun and a bar of Gulf wax. On top of that, I have been keeping it in a...- CarvedTones
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- blank carving checks cherry
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Red Oak Turning Blank
This is a Red Oak Burl Turning Blank that I have been commissioned recently to turn into a massive bowl. Note: it is sitting on top of a small log in this picture. I've recently secured my lathe into the concrete floor using 4 1/2 expanding thru-anchors.- Dusty Sawyer
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Red Oak Turning Blank
This is a Red Oak Burl Turning Blank that I have been commissioned recently to turn into a massive bowl. 12" ruler is resting on top of it to give you an idea of the size. I'm guessing it is somewhere around 90-100 lbs right now as it has not dried yet.- Dusty Sawyer
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Blank shrinkage?
Glue'ed up some maple burl blanks the other day.Turned them down and what do I see,the wood is shorter than the tube:BangHead::BangHead:.The only thing I can think is the blank wasn't dry enough:icon_scra.It didn't shrink but about a 32nd.Guess I'll just make a short pen.I plan on trimming off...- Robert Arrowood
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Pen Blank Sled
On occasion I go into a pen turning frenzy where I usually turn between 10 and 20 at a stretch. One of the most annoying aspects of pen turning is whittling down a square blank on the lathe to get it to the proper size. Takes up alot of extra time readjusting the tool rest and having to sharpen...- wdkits1
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Bowl Blanks courtesy of DaveO
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Pen blank glue-ups
Anyone have a feel for pen blank materials that should NOT be combined? I'm moving away from pens made from a single blank into gluing different colors together and I'm wondering what kinds of materials don't do well. My first effort was this satin gold slimline with pink ivory and piece of...- nblong
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Tonight's Work: Bowl Blank Prep w/ Ci1 & Ci2
Almost 2 years ago I chopped down two bradford pear trees in our front yard. I kept the main base section of one of them (the other is at PeteM's house, I think). Anyway, tonight I finally decided to cut them down a bit and actually turn them rough-way to bowls. All of this was done from...- WoodWrangler
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Looking for large turning blank
I am looking for large turning blank at least 14 x14 x 8 to 10 thick. I have a request for a set of nesting bowls. Looks like I may need to buy a bowl saver if I can not find someone locally with one :swoon:. I am looking for maple or black walnut but anything in that size may be ok. It needs to...- NZAPP1
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Pen blank drilling tip!
Hi Guys/Gals, Some of you "newbies" may have the problem I've experienced. I have a pen blank vise I use to secure the blank while drilling. My vise has a metal bottom so using wood as a cushion against dulling the drill bit and splintering the pen blank is a must. Finding a piece of wood the...- DonEve
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Acrylic pen blank???
Yesterday I decided to try turning an acrylic pen blank for the first time. It turned easy, kind of messy with all the plastic strings flying everywhere. Finished the blank (actually two pens) with "One Step" plastic polish to a nice finish. After taking the blanks off the lathe and giving...- skeeter
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Trimming Pen Blank ??
How do you pen turners trim the ends of pen blanks that use the large tubes like the JR Gent II and other large pens? I have the barrel trimmer kit that has several different sizes but none that will fit a tube where the blank has been drilled with a 12.5mm bit. Is there a method other than with...- Splinter
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- blank pen trimming
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Shop Dog Blank Side 2
Shop Dog carving blank.- Will Goodwin
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