finishing

Right, got the label to stick, painted it with the Mrs best quality, over priced marketing department made it smell expensive nail varnish, cast it in glasscast, final finish with micro mesh and it looks grim, like the surface is hazy? Is it because I’m dry finishing with micromesh and...

Todays question is about Ebony. I have a small amount of Ebony that was kindly donated to me, It arrived full of tears (or is it tares?) that I have cut away and I am left with enough blanks to do 2 x Slimline and 2 x any pen type. So that leaves me very little room to make pens out of them in...

Morning all, Fairly new to pen turning, but enjoying being creative and making some pens that people seem to have been impressed with. Until now it's mostly been in wood with finishing off with a beeswax based furniture wax (only because it came free with the wife's new coffee table from Oak...

Hi all, Well if we're doing wood, we should do plastic/acrylic too

Hi all, Rather than hijack a previous thread, it's made me think, so I would like your comments please.... Above is the selection I have for wood finishing, some good, some not so. We all must have a collection like this so I thought 'post a pic' good points/ bad points:banana::banana:

Hi all.A Sapele goblet with barleytwist stem.Height 7" width of bowl 3".Finished with finishing oil and food safe oil.Cheers!

Spalted Beech 5 3/4" x 2 3/4" finished in Chestnut Finishing Oil.

4 1/2" x 2" finished in Chestnut products Finishing oil.

I've been promising to knock up an oak TV stand/table thingy to replace the horrible grey MDF contraption the TV has stood on for a while. My wife likes plain furniture so no decorative moulding or carvings. This is functional not a piece to be handed down through the family so as long as the...

I've been looking around YOUTUBE for some hint's on Pen Finishing polish or really anything that will make a finshed pen shine and make it more attractive to the onlooker, now I am totally and bewildered on the subject. What would anyone suggest to use?. I am open to any comments or suggestions...

I want to have a go at turning a stabilised burr blank and would appreciate any advice on finishing. I would prefer not to use CA. Thanks

needs some more finishing but its getting there

and yes i heard the groan when you all read the title. ive been playing with CA finishing on some test pieces and my first pen today. Its not as easy as Youtube makes out is it. Anyway, was talking to my brother-in-law and he asked if Ultra-violet resins were used, and i must admit. ive not...

About 4 3/4" x 1 1/2" with Chestnut finishing oil.

Italian Olive 7" x 1 3/4" splits filled with leak fix filler and finished in Chestnut finishing oil (only 1 coat so far!)

Still have no clue what this wood is but I'm enjoying making a few pens with it. This is my first fairly successful attempt at a CA finish. Please feel free to give me any hints and tips for CA finishing. All I did was 3 coats of thin, 2 of thick then sanded from 600 to 3600 and hit it with...

Hi guys...my latest from Toni Ransfield in the US.....Both kit and blanks. She had also cast the clay in liquid Diamonds ( i think) which made for easier finishing....as some know i love these but i really love these ones complete with bats too

:thinks: Must be a way to make some pens out of this. Any ideas on finishing and making it last more than 5 minutes? :whistling:

Hi All, Todays pics show :- Wiseman_2 stained and assembled ready for finalcarving/sanding Wiseman_1 stained ready for assembly and finishing Wiseman_3 finished cutting ready for sanding/carving

Well i recieved my order from Toni Randsfield today....these are slimline blanks and i am stunned by how small she has got these.... Now got to get around to finishing these!!