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Another pitch pine pen

Bill Mooney

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That x cut makes for some great looking pens. Is it harder to turn x cut wood???

Regards

Craig
Hi Craig. You have to take care not to splinter the ends of the blanks, especially this stuff. Slow light cuts with very sharp tools helps an awful lot. Take your time.
 
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