After seeing Bruce Wood’s celtic knot pens & arranging a swap with him at the Auckland Symposium in 2012 I set myself a goal to have a go at making some of these blanks.
In January this year I decided it was time to stop procrastinating and decided to follow Powderposts maxim "just do it". The first few blanks weren’t to shabby but I learnt very fast what not to do and how to set up to maintain accuracy in the assembly and in the drilling of the pen tube hole.
These are a mix of early and later blanks made from mostly local FNQ timbers with the exception of a bit of WA Jarrah. The line of completed blanks have been sanded to 800 grit with the grain and only have a coat of NC lacquer at the moment. The assembled Sierra’s have two coats of Wattyl Stylwood 30% NC lacquer.
Comments welcome.
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In January this year I decided it was time to stop procrastinating and decided to follow Powderposts maxim "just do it". The first few blanks weren’t to shabby but I learnt very fast what not to do and how to set up to maintain accuracy in the assembly and in the drilling of the pen tube hole.
These are a mix of early and later blanks made from mostly local FNQ timbers with the exception of a bit of WA Jarrah. The line of completed blanks have been sanded to 800 grit with the grain and only have a coat of NC lacquer at the moment. The assembled Sierra’s have two coats of Wattyl Stylwood 30% NC lacquer.
Comments welcome.
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