StatProf
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Dear All,
I had a couple of pieces glued up and decided to try William's finishing technique that has generated a lot of talk in the last couple days.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43539
I must say, this is the best finish I have ever done! Even though I am not a good photographer, you can still tell just how good the finish came out. I did one thing different, though. After I put on 6 coats like William suggested, I wet sanded to 12000 MM and didn't use plastic polish. It is hard to tell on pictures of the elk antler, but this is the first time that I was really able to get antler that shiny. Those of you who work with elk know just how hard it is to get this stuff to have other than a matte finish. The other pen is BOW.
One caution, though . . . I am used to cutting and sanding past the bushings and then building back up. As the pictures show, if you use this method, this is a huge mistake. I am just shy of the rim of the pen on both pens. Lesson learned. This method uses just a little CA, but I love the finish.
Thanks a ton William!!!
StatProf
I had a couple of pieces glued up and decided to try William's finishing technique that has generated a lot of talk in the last couple days.
http://www.penturners.org/forum/showthread.php?t=43539
I must say, this is the best finish I have ever done! Even though I am not a good photographer, you can still tell just how good the finish came out. I did one thing different, though. After I put on 6 coats like William suggested, I wet sanded to 12000 MM and didn't use plastic polish. It is hard to tell on pictures of the elk antler, but this is the first time that I was really able to get antler that shiny. Those of you who work with elk know just how hard it is to get this stuff to have other than a matte finish. The other pen is BOW.
One caution, though . . . I am used to cutting and sanding past the bushings and then building back up. As the pictures show, if you use this method, this is a huge mistake. I am just shy of the rim of the pen on both pens. Lesson learned. This method uses just a little CA, but I love the finish.
Thanks a ton William!!!
StatProf