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    Default A couple more Burl Pens

    These lot are a few Sierras from Timberbits that I have done recently, All are given arount 15 coats of CA then wet sanded 1200g w&d then MM through the grades,

    Thanks for looking, comments / critique most welcome

    First 2 pics are of what I believe to be Brown Mallee Burl,

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    These next 2 are Red Mallee Burl

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    These 3 Pics are of my favourite a Red Coolibah Burl, it even looks like it has a little bit of birds eye in it,

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    Cheers Ben

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    Default Very nice.

    That is a very nice array of pens.
    Do love burls but for some reason most blow up on me.
    damn

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    More nice work Ben that red coolibah is a great timber, not over keen on that background for the pics though.
    Regards Rumnut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tdrumnut View Post
    More nice work Ben that red coolibah is a great timber, not over keen on that background for the pics though.

    Thanks Rumnut,
    The photos and the backround are a case of just making do, it was taken with my phone on just a black tarp I have outside which is all i have ATM, i will get into the photo side of things once i get a bit more time and a camera worth using
    Cheers Ben


    Quote Originally Posted by cookie48 View Post
    That is a very nice array of pens.
    Do love burls but for some reason most blow up on me.
    damn
    Thanks Cookie,

    I have only done a few but i have found that if i see the slightest mark in them i fill it with CA, I even turn them round and give a good coat of CA let it dry then turn it down some more if they have a few cracks in them, takes a bit longer but i think the results are worth it
    Cheers Ben

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    Some nice timber their Ben, I love the look of Red Mallee & Coolibah.
    Thanks for sharing.

    Cheers
    Tony.

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    Nice examples of burl pens. I like "em!!!

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    You are certainly getting there Ben. Just spend a little more time on squaring off the blanks before you assemble the pens and it will get rid of the slight lifts of CA and the gaps between blanks and fittings. It only takes a very short time to do it. More than happy to point you in the direction of previous threads on final squaring off blanks.

    Great work - keep it up
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    Default Re: A couple more Burl Pens

    Wow nice group of pens mate well done ;-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by plantagenon View Post
    You are certainly getting there Ben. Just spend a little more time on squaring off the blanks before you assemble the pens and it will get rid of the slight lifts of CA and the gaps between blanks and fittings. It only takes a very short time to do it. More than happy to point you in the direction of previous threads on final squaring off blanks.

    Great work - keep it up

    Yeah for sure, any info is good info,
    although these photos were taken before I had set myself up with some transfer punches and a a sanding thing I made up to go in my chuck and I have pulled one apart and cleaned it up since,
    Cheers
    Ben

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