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  1. 30th September 2011, 07:55 PM #1
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    Default Jack Daniels with a twist.

    I got this blank from David at Timberbits a while back, when I started this pen I noticed something odd. I asked the question in another thread, and it was found the wooden wedges/nails were put in the staves to stop knotholes from leaking.

    I have finally finished the pen, its a Rodium Jr Gent. Finished with CA and Glen20.

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    nice work brad one would even think that its just a small knot
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  4. 30th September 2011, 09:11 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by mkypenturner View Post
    nice work brad one would even think that its just a small knot
    Thanks Troy.
    Bit hard to see in the pics, but looking at it closely you can see the wood deformed around where the wedges were driven in.
    But yeah, at a quick glance they could easily be mistaken for knots.
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    Heres a couple of pics of the blank before it was turned.

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    Another person on the Glen20 bandwagon, what do you think of it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sjt View Post
    Another person on the Glen20 bandwagon, what do you think of it?
    I like it, took a few goes to adjust my technique to get OK results.
    The way I,m doing it now ( pouring the CA on as per Davids video ) uses a lot more CA than the way I was doing it. But I think I will continue with this way.
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    Brad the blanks turned into one classy pen, fit and form are great and finish is flawless. The wedges make it a unique pen. I have given the Glen 20 finish a go as well. Like you it took a few goes to get it right. I still run a bead of CA onto the paper towel and apply the old way. I find I can still use thin CA this way, have to use medium if I use David's drip method. Wish my Jack D blanks had a couple of wedges in mine. Top dollars for the pen mate.

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    Great pen Brad . You certainly had a stroke of luck scoring that blank. I'm STILL battling with the damn Glen 20 thing. I just always end up with a white blotch or mark somewhere along the blank. Oh well, I still have one can of MitreFix left.
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    Glad to hear its working for you too darren.
    I am liking the pour on method, I can get a good build up of thickness a lot quicker, no dought I will try to cut down the wastage I am getting at the moment. But I am happy with the end results.

    Pariss I think I got lucky with this blank.
    All I can say with the Glen20, is keep perservering, as it does work. My first couple of goes I was almost ready to can it and go back to my old way.
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    Very nice well done
    I remember the other post and you have done a great job in keeping that as a feture
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    Nice work, looks great.
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    Cheers Guys.

    I showed the local Publican the pen today when he came into my shop, I didnt think I was going to get it back
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