A few weeks ago, another member of my section who has been posted this summer mentioned to me that he has started to collect Fountain Pens. I had already made this fellow a pen for his “going away” gift, but thought that, in light of this new collection of his, I would make another fountain pen. This one is called a Baron, and it is a beautiful pen kit. This finish is Gold Titanium and the kit came from Lee Valley.
And this is closed.
I tried a new finish method with this pen. Layering coats of CA Glue (superglue) over the sanded blank and then finish using the wet micromesh sanding pads makes the pen feel like plastic. When cured CA is basically Acrylic Resin which is what my recent pens are made with. The nice thing about CA is that it is clear so you can see the wood grain very well. This is my first Zebrawood and I have to say it is one of my favourites to turn, because it turns like butter. The grain is magnificent as well. My favourite conducting baton is Zebrawood.
At any rate, I will need to play around with my finishing. Although it is VERY smooth, it isn’t as shiny as I would have liked. The finish too is not very even. I think that perhaps my glue is too thick and didn’t soak into the wood evenly. I am almost out of glue now so I will try a different kind next time.
I am very pleased with this pen and will have to make some more.
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