friction polish

Hi, After I'm finished turning the blanks, I sand, then clean the blank with little bit of alcohol, apply 8 layers of CA finish, micro mesh it, and apply little bit of Renaissance wax. I understood from some people that one may also polish the blank after the CA is applied. I've never done that...

Since I was one of the earlier users of Pens Plus from Doctor's Woodshop, I've gotten a lot of questions and PM's here about it. I've made various comments in threads here about it as well. Specifically, many have asked me about my method using pens plus during the sanding process...

Hi all, Another question from a new pen turner. I'm still having some trouble with evenly applying CA finish and found that I love just using friction polish on my wood pens. It looks beautiful and it is so easy. But after time, the friction polish doesn't stay shiny like CA does. Can I put...

Greetings from Virginia! I never had a lathe until a friend recently gave me a 1955 Shopsmith. I fixed it up, replaced all the bearings and made a few other modifications and am now learning to turn. Pens seemed like an obvious first choice. Here is a picture of 2 of my first 4 pens. They...