Dan Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 I do volunteer work for Great Parks of Hamilton County. One of the things I love doing is removing invasive plants (amur honeysuckle, multiflora rose, and oriental bittersweet, to name a few). I snagged a piece of honeysuckle for these pens. It took 4 months and a little prodding to get them dry. There is some nice chocolate colored sapwood on the other side of both pens. I put the decal on them and will give them to some of the employees who get me started (damn them!). I have started collecting some odds and ends tree stumps to see what they look like. Kinda fun to see what's inside. Rob Roy 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Smooth a silk Dan!"I bet there's a waiting line for these!Good job! Quote
Fay Prozora Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Those are beautiful pens Dan.. I can't wait to get my lathe set up and will be back in business making pens and other small projects... Right now I'm working on driving and such so it will be awhile before we get our stuff out of the garage at the house... Grrrr Again great looking pens! Fay Quote
LarryEA Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Beautiful gifts. Do you sign your pens with your pens? : Edited September 16, 2014 by LarryEA Quote
Rob Roy Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Beautiful pens Dan, the work of a master. A lot of folks would be proud to own one of those. Won't get one of those in a shop. . Rob Roy. Quote
browders Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Awesome work, truly something for the rest of us to aspire to. Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted September 16, 2014 Report Posted September 16, 2014 Dan I've never used honey suckle before did you dry it out first and what did you use for finish. Roly Quote
Dan Posted September 16, 2014 Author Report Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks all. Roly, I cut the blanks a little over size and put them in a food dehydrator for a few hours. The first batch I screwed up...I forgot to seal the ends and they split while drying. The finish is CA. I put about ten coats of CA, sand to get the glossy finish, apply the decal, then repeat the CA finish and sanding. Seems like a lot of work but it only takes about ten minutes to apply the CA and another ten or so to sand/micromesh. Quote
daddy_tindell Posted September 17, 2014 Report Posted September 17, 2014 oh wow...those are really nice dan! great job! so sealing the ends on wood and then in the dehydrator..and that works well? i have a monster industrial dehydrator from cabelas..i may try this with my bowls Quote
amazingkevin Posted September 17, 2014 Report Posted September 17, 2014 I've been curious as to what all can be done on a lathe I know bowls pens wheels,table legs,rolling pins, what else??? Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted September 17, 2014 Report Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks all. Roly, I cut the blanks a little over size and put them in a food dehydrator for a few hours. The first batch I screwed up...I forgot to seal the ends and they split while drying. The finish is CA. I put about ten coats of CA, sand to get the glossy finish, apply the decal, then repeat the CA finish and sanding. Seems like a lot of work but it only takes about ten minutes to apply the CA and another ten or so to sand/micromesh. Thanks Dan I use the same method we call it superglue here and friction polish on top using the micromesh in between coats and as for the dehydrator don't own one. What about a microwave cooker to dry them out or is that a bad idea. Roly Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted September 17, 2014 Report Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) I've been curious as to what all can be done on a lathe I know bowls pens wheels,table legs,rolling pins, what else??? Kevin there's snowmen.earrings,Christmas ornaments, mallets,bracelets,rings,nutcrackers,toy cars,spinning tops. oh and plates and loads more, so Kevin skies the limit . Roly PS: MY FAVOURITE WINE BOTTLE OPENERS. Edited September 17, 2014 by Phantom Scroller Rob Roy 1 Quote
Rob Roy Posted September 17, 2014 Report Posted September 17, 2014 Kevin there's snowmen.earrings,Christmas ornaments, mallets,bracelets,rings,nutcrackers,toy cars,spinning tops. oh and plates and loads more, so Kevin skies the limit . Roly PS: MY FAVOURITE WINE BOTTLE OPENERS. And you have the audacity to talk about me, Roly Wine bottle openers indeed !!!!!! Rob Roy. Quote
Dan Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Posted September 17, 2014 Thanks Dan I use the same method we call it superglue here and friction polish on top using the micromesh in between coats and as for the dehydrator don't own one. What about a microwave cooker to dry them out or is that a bad idea. Roly You can dry wood in a microwave. I did this once and it took more interaction from me because you should only do it for about 30 seconds at a time for pen blanks. After the bkank cools, repeat until the blank is dry. Some people weigh the blank first to get an idea of how much moisture is in it. It's much easier in a dehydrator. Phantom Scroller 1 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted September 18, 2014 Report Posted September 18, 2014 And you have the audacity to talk about me, Roly Wine bottle openers indeed !!!!!! Rob Roy. Actually Rob I mean't stoppers. haa haa http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery/image/2032-bottle-stoppers/ Roly Quote
Rob Roy Posted September 18, 2014 Report Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) Actually Rob I mean't stoppers. haa haa http://www.scrollsawvillage.com/gallery/image/2032-bottle-stoppers/ Roly AYE RIGHT, Roly !!!!!!! Rob Roy. Edited September 18, 2014 by Rob Roy Phantom Scroller 1 Quote
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