Pair of Omega's in cross cut Sweet Chestnut

[Freck Fraser]

Another pair of Omega's, this time in cross cut Sweet Chestnut, a few issues with wee knots, CA and sawdust to the rescue.
Same finish again, sanding sealer and then 3 coats melamine.

 

[angelo49]

Nice Pair, Freck
!!NICELY DONE!!

 

[chas_41_uk]

Another nice pair of pens. Looks like you've been busy Freck

 

[fortress]

They are very nice Freck, well turned they are Sir.

 

[Penpal]

Great balls of fire mate you do like extending yourself these two are proof, difficult wildish coarse grain tamed.

Peter.

 

[silver]

Oh!!

The first one has a "little nick" out of it just below the clip at the CB end, grain looks a little coarse on the first pen and doesn't look as well finished as the second pen.. or the others you have shown previous tonight.

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Second pen is all good mate..

 

[Freck Fraser]

Oh!!

The first one has a "little nick" out of it just below the clip at the CB end, grain looks a little coarse on the first pen and doesn't look as well finished as the second pen.. or the others you have shown previous tonight.

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Second pen is all good mate..

Aye well spotted Eamonn, thats 1 of the bits I had to fill with sawdust and ca, I usually turn with carbide tools as I'm still getting used to gouges and find the carbides an easier tool to use but after watching Woodys video yesterday I decided to try using a skew and a roughing gouge on a pen blank for the first time, although the acrylic and the tiger oaks went not too bad I had great difficulty with this cross cut sweet chestnut, not sure if the term is pippy or knotty but there were a few voids and it seemed to be a total ******* to cut cleanly, even with freshly sharpened tools. I'll try it again as I have another 2 blanks, but not this side of xmas shall we say haha. Many thanks to all for the comments, esp the feedback.

 

[Woody]

You done well mate x cut is harder to do than straight cut wood some times some of the grain pulls out or it can brake of completely I have always found the skew is the best tool for it and light cuts

 

[clement]

An other nice pair ! Like Woody I allways use the skew for crosscut and difficult wood.

 

[wm460]

Great looking pair Freck.

 

[Les ELm]

Nicely done.

Les

 

[Penpal]

Sorry Freck I did not enlarge or in any way view your pens as well done over that grain mate, eyesight is no glasses driving at 82. Like the help Silver gives.

Peter.

 

[Ratty]

I worked some cross cut sweet chestnut a month or two back it pulls out really easily.
Putting CA on the end before turning stopped it tearing out while turning. Still a bit of a pain though, but nice results.

Dave