02-21-2017, 06:57 AM
be carefull shaping with sand paper your guide bushes will finish up undersize after not many pens at all if they get sanded to much , then you finished turning will be smaller in diameter than the pen hardware.
if you make your next purchase a hss skew chisel about 3/4 or 1/2 inch you can with pratice get a very good finish straight off the tool with very little sanding needed and with only the finer grits . it takes me no more than 3 or 4 minutes to turn a wooden pen (single barrel )and have it ready for whatever finish is going on it using a sharp skew .
actualy annoying that the fun part is over to quick , the worst part drilling and glueing takes longer and is no fun specialy with deer antler and buffalo horn .
johno
if you make your next purchase a hss skew chisel about 3/4 or 1/2 inch you can with pratice get a very good finish straight off the tool with very little sanding needed and with only the finer grits . it takes me no more than 3 or 4 minutes to turn a wooden pen (single barrel )and have it ready for whatever finish is going on it using a sharp skew .
actualy annoying that the fun part is over to quick , the worst part drilling and glueing takes longer and is no fun specialy with deer antler and buffalo horn .
johno
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