It Turned Out better than I had hoped

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Greetings from Nebraska.

My oops, repaired, pen blank turned out much better than I had hoped. I posted earlier about gluing my fingers to the blank during repairs and how hot CA glue gets when it is curing - Ouch! I was pleasantly surprised that the repair turned out the way it did. The catch was pretty significant with three big chunks of blank torn off of the tube. Fortunately, the CA and sawdust filled a couple of missing bits and the chunks glued back into the burl seamlessly. I was a little nervous finishing the turning though and sanded it down to the final size.

The kit is a PSI Magnetic Graduate in Gunmetal that I got from Exotic Blanks and the blank was an "Assorted Hybrid" Burl and Green Alumilite that I bought from the Exotic Blanks booth at last weekend's MPG in Chicago. At least I think it was Alumilite as it turned easily and didn't put off the odor that some of the other resins do. It is the first hybrid blank I have ever turned so I'm particularly glad I was able to salvage it. It has also made me want to buy more hybrid blanks. Since a lot of the burl was being held together with CA, I used my old standard CA regimen to finish it instead of GlueBoost and I finished it off by wet sanding through all of the MicroMesh grits.

Regards, Dave

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That turned out beautifully. I do love the hybrid blanks. There's so many combinations, especially considering that the wood can be dyed, too.

For CA repairs like that, I usually wrap a baggie around it while holding. CA doesn't stick to PE, but you can definitely still feel the heat through it.
 
egnald said:
Greetings from Nebraska.

My oops, repaired, pen blank turned out much better than I had hoped. I posted earlier about gluing my fingers to the blank during repairs and how hot CA glue gets when it is curing - Ouch! I was pleasantly surprised that the repair turned out the way it did. The catch was pretty significant with three big chunks of blank torn off of the tube. Fortunately, the CA and sawdust filled a couple of missing bits and the chunks glued back into the burl seamlessly. I was a little nervous finishing the turning though and sanded it down to the final size.

The kit is a PSI Magnetic Graduate in Gunmetal that I got from Exotic Blanks and the blank was an "Assorted Hybrid" Burl and Green Alumilite that I bought from the Exotic Blanks booth at last weekend's MPG in Chicago. At least I think it was Alumilite as it turned easily and didn't put off the odor that some of the other resins do. It is the first hybrid blank I have ever turned so I'm particularly glad I was able to salvage it. It has also made me want to buy more hybrid blanks. Since a lot of the burl was being held together with CA, I used my old standard CA regimen to finish it instead of GlueBoost and I finished it off by wet sanding through all of the MicroMesh grits.

Regards, Dave

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egnald said:
Greetings from Nebraska.

My oops, repaired, pen blank turned out much better than I had hoped. I posted earlier about gluing my fingers to the blank during repairs and how hot CA glue gets when it is curing - Ouch! I was pleasantly surprised that the repair turned out the way it did. The catch was pretty significant with three big chunks of blank torn off of the tube. Fortunately, the CA and sawdust filled a couple of missing bits and the chunks glued back into the burl seamlessly. I was a little nervous finishing the turning though and sanded it down to the final size.

The kit is a PSI Magnetic Graduate in Gunmetal that I got from Exotic Blanks and the blank was an "Assorted Hybrid" Burl and Green Alumilite that I bought from the Exotic Blanks booth at last weekend's MPG in Chicago. At least I think it was Alumilite as it turned easily and didn't put off the odor that some of the other resins do. It is the first hybrid blank I have ever turned so I'm particularly glad I was able to salvage it. It has also made me want to buy more hybrid blanks. Since a lot of the burl was being held together with CA, I used my old standard CA regimen to finish it instead of GlueBoost and I finished it off by wet sanding through all of the MicroMesh grits.

Regards, Dave

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That's one great looking Pen Dave well done
 
Hey Dave, that looks really good. I'm a sucker for hybrid blanks.

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet you at MPG last weekend.

I met several IAP folks there, which was fun.
 
derekdd said:
Hey Dave, that looks really good. I'm a sucker for hybrid blanks.

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet you at MPG last weekend.

I met several IAP folks there, which was fun.
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We didn't get there until Friday afternoon and the time went by so quickly. I had to leave on Saturday around lunchtime, so a lot of stuff got crammed into a short period of time. I didn't get to meet nearly as many people as I wanted to either. I sure had fun though.
 
That looks great, you would never know you had a mishap with it.

I love hybrid blanks!!
 
Kind of like the mosquito trapped in a block of amber for 5 million years, some of your skin is no doubt encapsulated in the resin for future archaeologists to discover. 🤣
 
Love the pen! Glad you persevered. Great photos too. It can be really hard to catch the grain of the wood, the color of the resin, and the gloss of the finish all in one photo.
 
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