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  1. 16th January 2010, 07:47 PM #1
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    Default Coolabah Dayacom Pen

    Special request to do a Coolabah burl Dayacom pen in Rhodium.

    Sanded to 400 grit, 20 thin coats of CA, further sanding to 12,000 grit MM, brasso and automotive wax.

    Beautiful to turn. I love turning the hard desert timbers.

    Thanks for looking and thanks for any comments or suggestions.

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    Lovely looking pen David, with all those ca coats it looks from the picture to have a dull spot ? Makes a good showcase for the timbers , i have still to try one in a fountain pen style hehe. Cheers ~ John
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    great lookin' pen there david

    i agree with the love of desert timbers, they finish real nice

    do you use BLO or accelerator with your CA finish???

    thanks for showing

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    very nicely done! fine fit and finish on a spectacular blank.
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    Hey David,

    Very Nice, I also like the desert timbers, I am also getting to like those kits, I may need some in my next order.

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    Great looking Writing Instrument David!
    Well done.
    Excellent fit and finish with a beautiful timber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MBUMIK View Post
    great lookin' pen there david

    i agree with the love of desert timbers, they finish real nice

    do you use BLO or accelerator with your CA finish???

    thanks for showing

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    I use aerosol accelerator with my CA finish.

    When the days are above 35 degrees in the workshop, I don't use accelerator at all. I just wait 5 - 8 seconds between coats and that seems to work just fine.

    John - you had me worried there. Went to check the pen and no dull spots. Checked the original photo, the spot in the middle is where there is no reflection because I was using 2 light sources. The lamps didn't meet so there is no reflection there.

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    I was sure I posted to this thread - must have been just before a computer crash or my memory has well and truly gone

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    one very nice pen
    I'm starting to really like that kit for showing off a speccy piece of timber
    and as for the coolabah - every time I go near a timber merchant I seem to acquire some more
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    Very nice David, that kit shows off a beautiful piece of timber very well.
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    David I like that pen kit must get me some after I gey some money from the boss.
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    They are nice pens They are a nice kit that is for sure
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    Stunning, again!

    Makes me depressed seeing this quality out there... ahh well, about a gazillion more hours at the lathe and I'll get there
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    Nice pen there David

    Perhaps the photo, but all my Coolabah burl is a lot darker

    Quote Originally Posted by timberbits View Post
    ...the spot in the middle is where there is no reflection because I was using 2 light sources. The lamps didn't meet so there is no reflection there.
    Yeh I have the same problem, always makes me go back and check One day I'm going to get more lights
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    Stunning pen David.,
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