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i was busy all day doing a batch of wine cork trivets so to pass the time between glue ups a made this pen from a kit i got from wood turningz.  a great small company with great service. the blank was a piece of birch that was stabalized and given to me by our good friend dave polascheck.  the finish is my now go to, gloss lacquer polished with micro mesh. i love this technique way more that ca glue finish. this pen has a good feel in my hand so it will be my new work pen.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

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Micro mesh does some amazing stuff!

How many coats of lacquer? Sprayed on?

Ryan/// ~sigh~ I blew up another bowl. Moke told me "I made the inside bigger than the outside".

Nice looking pen Pottz! It's hard for me to get away from CA though. I guess I'll have to try the technique you mention. 
the lacquer ill spray on several coats with the lathe spinning slowly to avoid drips. then run through all the levels of micro. ive always hated ca as a finish. it's an adhesive ! give it a try rick i think you'll like it ! 

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

thanks ron. i like pens with one blank rather than two.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Nice work, Pottz! Glad you found a use for that birch. One of these days I’m going to get back in the stabilizing game, but not today…

May you have the day you deserve!

yeah i still have one chunk left my friend. it just went well with that pen kit ! the pic's sucked though and didn't show off the wood well.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Nice. What brand lacquer do you use? I like to polish with either stadium pen blanks magic juice but lately have been using stones polishing pastes
Is that a pen or a thick pencil lead?... yeah I could have Googled?

for the CA brigade.... only cause I'm stubborn and too bloody old to learn new tricks.

Cheap and woodwortking in the same sentenc is an oxymoron!

min wax gloss lacquer.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

im happy with my finish mylands and johnsons 
nice pen 
GR8 JOB 😍😎👍

*TONY ** Reinholds* ALWAYS REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN

Sleek P!
Makes you look professional when signing off on stuff at work! 🤠
gonna take more than a pen to make me look professional splint 🤣

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Wear a bow tie, no one ever questions the authority of a dude wearing a bow tie (except for that Bill Nye idiot) 
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thanks buck.

working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.