swirl

Hello to all the Pen Inthusiasts; My (Denver395) was a nickname bestowed by my Uncle when I could barely spit! My name is Denvy and love to turn. At first my thoughts turned to bowls, then two segmented chess sets, different projects, then pens. My favorite is creating the slimline to resemble...

I would like to find out what techniques folks are using to finish the swirl blanks ankrom et al sell. Here's my method: 1. After turning, sand with 320 abranet. 2. Stop lathe and sand lengthwise until all circular scratches are gone and you have lengthwise scratches 3. repeat 1-2...