lacquer

I had a rummage through my pen kits last week and made these. All finished with Melamine lacquer.

Copper Leveche encased in Pau Amarello. Finished with Melamine Lacquer.

Melamine finishes on pens. Dissolve Melamine scraps in Acetone and using this is a beaut finish. DEclaration info from a long time maker and user. Do not proceed unless precautions are taken re fumes etc. From the IAP Russ Fairfields recipe Equal quantities of Brushing Lacquer...(Watco)...

This Omega Roller Ball is made using Mahogany and Pine finished with Melamine lacquer and Carnauba wax.

A nether slimline dressed in horse chestnut burr finished in acrylic lacquer & micro wax.

Hi all, I haven't posted any pen for a while, but I think I should share this one, because the finish is not often seen here. It is ebonite coated with around 20 layers of Urushi, the natural Japanese lacquer made from the sap of a tree. Sandwiched is a gold leaf. It is a five weeks work, I...

An Executive Click pen in gold , made using Australian Curly Myrtle. Finished with melamine lacquer.

A Pewter Plated Sirocco Twist action pen. Made using Xanthorrhoea Johnsonii A rare and beautiful Australian Timber also known as "Black Boy" or Grass Tree Finished with Melamine Lacquer

A Black Chrome Brown Mallee Sirocco Pen finished using melamine lacquer

Just a little bit of branch crotch 3" x 1 3/4" finished in Melamine lacquer. Lots of chatoyance in this but can't capture it!

A little Meranti bowl 4 3/4" x 1 1/4" finished in Melamine lacquer.

Well, fresh final coat of Melamine Lacquer put on a set of boxes today just as my mate popped in to pick up a few things. He was very interested in what I was doing and said why don't you use car lacquer, I explained that melamine dries faster than the standard acrylic and cellulose car...

A Closed End Fountain Pen. Made using Figured Olive Wood. Finished with melamine lacquer

Two timber slimline pens. No. 1 is xcut ash, no. 2 I think is cherry. Both finished in acrylic lacquer & microcrystalline wax.

A Chrome plated Olive-wood Leveche Fountain pen. Finished with Melamine Lacquer

Hi all, Did a few turnings this morning and came out with the following pens. First one is an Omega FP and second one Omega RB, both are dressed with masur birch, finish is melamine lacquer. Thanks for viewing !

.410 bore, 2.50" chamber brass shotshell casing on an Antique Brass 30 cal Bolt Action. Finished with 6 coats of lacquer to avoid tarnishing and the toned down the shine with Oil Free Ultra Fine Steel Wool. Les

My first dip pen, made out of an offcut of Walnut worktop, approx 8" long, finished with Chestnuts Melamine Lacquer

A Satin Chrome & Gunmetal Filigree twist action pe. Made using a Burr & Acrylic Hybrid. Finished with Melamine Lacquer

Just a couple of my tool restorations. Both these screwdrivers were given to me by Neil Lawton that well known retriever of tools in need of attention. The smaller ratchet screwdriver is a Moore and Wright and was only ratcheting in one direction, the plating on the ferrule was nearly worn...