cracks

I've been having problems turning very hard acrylic blanks. They kept exploding. Finally got a negative rake carbide cutter. I've been able to turn them down, but the last two have ended up cracked right at the bushing. I know I didn't tighten down the 2nd one too hard because because I...

Hi! I enjoy crafting quality pens. The issue that I'm presently frustrated with is the metal finishes and how they invariably seem to lose their lustre! Are any of you aware of a kit vendor who offers solid metal parts? Such as solid stainless steel, Aluminum, Silver, or... even Gold kits? In...

I am a relatively new pen turner so I must be doing something wrong with my Olivewood blanks. The blanks are finishing out very nicely, but after a couple of weeks the blanks begin to split. I have made the PSI Faith, Hope, and Love pen out of Olivewood which is a fairly large pen which has a...

The image below is from the near the top of a Majestic Series I finished a couple of days ago using an Golden Dawn PR from Exotic Blanks. I was using it to practice my photography, when I noticed what I thought was a blemish in the finish. Turned out it was several cracks near the end of the...