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    Default Birdseye yellow cedar

    Hi all. I got some shed time tonight (call it mental therapy after a pretty rough day). I had done some glue ups over the weekend so I spun up this little beauty.

    The blank is yellow cedar with some very nice birds eye through it. This blank came courtesy of Mike in Nanaimo in this years Australia day pen swap. The kit is a chrome and trvalent chrome from timberbits. Finish is the usual - sanded to 800, 20 coats thin CA, MM to 12k, brasso and hut wax. The final finish is a little more satin than the high gloss I usually get. Not too sure why but I think it suits the timber.

    As always comments and criticisms welcome.

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    Default Very nice pen :-)

    That's a very nice pen Wood Hacker and lovely birdseye there. You did a great job with the pen.

    I have never heard of yellow cedar. White cedar yes, Melia azedarach var. australasica, it just got me wondering....... That's the problem with common names.....

    Marg.

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    Wood Hacker what can I say but wow, Yellow Cedar is just an amazing timber, even more stunning when it has birds eye in it. The match up of the kit to the timber suits it well. Finish and fit are flawless, it would be a nice addition to a person's collection. I to call what I do, my therapy.

    Cheers
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    Nice piece of wood there !. It really is very theraputic to spend an hour or two turning a couple of pens, especially after a lousy day at work. What are you using to apply the CA with ?. I've tried all sorts of things, but I seem to get the most consistant and smoothest spread of CA using Kleenex tissues folded and cut into small pads, I can get 7 pads per tissue. After my 20 coats, there is almost zero lines in the finish, and it is really easy to cut and polish with Micro mesh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pariss View Post
    Nice piece of wood there !. It really is very theraputic to spend an hour or two turning a couple of pens, especially after a lousy day at work. What are you using to apply the CA with ?. I've tried all sorts of things, but I seem to get the most consistant and smoothest spread of CA using Kleenex tissues folded and cut into small pads, I can get 7 pads per tissue. After my 20 coats, there is almost zero lines in the finish, and it is really easy to cut and polish with Micro mesh.
    Pariss, Viva paper towel is what I find the best, but if you can get your hands on the blue workshop paper towel even better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Penqueen View Post
    I have never heard of yellow cedar. White cedar yes, Melia azedarach var. australasica, it just got me wondering....... That's the problem with common names.....

    Marg.
    Marg

    My swap partner was from Canada. I believe that it is possibly Callitropsis nootkatensis which isn't actually a cedar at all but a cyprus. It certainly had an unusual smell to it.

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    What are you using to apply the CA with ?
    I use good old kitchen paper towel, whatever brand I happen to have bought last. I generally get a very nice even finish with it.

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    oooh, I like that one. Well done

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    Great looking pen, love the birdseye
    Well done

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    That is a beautiful pen!!

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    [QUOTE=wood hacker;1328834]Marg

    My swap partner was from Canada. I believe that it is possibly Callitropsis nootkatensis which isn't actually a cedar at all but a cyprus. It certainly had an unusual smell to it.


    Thanks Wood Hacker I did assume that your swap partner was an Aussie so I thought the 'cedar' was from here. Curiousity got the better of me so I looked up Yellow Cedar and found Canadian Yellow Cedar ( Chamaccyparis nootkatensis) on the Trend Timbers website. I also saw reference of Yellow Cedar from both Canada and Alaska on another link. The timbers could even be different genera and species. I know here in Queensland there are about 6 different Silky Oak and not all are the same genera let alone species. Whatever the timber you made one beautiful pen.
    Marg.

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