Thread: Mackay Cedar Reel Seat

Some nice work there Ron, glad the bushes worked out

That hanle looks really impressive, Amos

Originally Posted by Big Shed

Some nice work there Ron, glad the bushes worked out

Thanks to you they are a dream ...

Originally Posted by Woodenink

That hanle looks really impressive, Amos

Thanks Amos ... it will look better after sanding all the holes smooth and the gloss if off the handle but I wanted a pic with the mackay cedar.

hey ron
glad you sneaking some shed time
that reel seat looks great as i have mentioned use dust protection as thats where its nickname of "sneezewood "comes from

i showed another turner here yeah he was jealous of my parcel very nice mixed bag

Looking good Ron and that handle is a stunner would make an excellent pen me thinks.

Originally Posted by mkypenturner

hey ron
glad you sneaking some shed time

It's tough ... but I did manage a few times out there.

that reel seat looks great as i have mentioned use dust protection as thats where its nickname of "sneezewood "comes from

Thanks ... it's better looking in person ... now I have to check with the 'live-in-resident-color-approver' to see if it will be ok with that handle.

i showed another turner here yeah he was jealous of my parcel very nice mixed bag

Nice ... hope you enjoy them.

Originally Posted by Simomatra

Looking good Ron and that handle is a stunner would make an excellent pen me thinks.

Thanks Sam ...

Bark has it's own problems turning in small diameters and I use a lot of coffee grounds ...

Most end up with me turning the blowups down to brass and starting over again but once in a while I get lucky.

Great workon everything there Ron!!!

That bark looks fantastic

Thank you fellows.. ..

If anyone is interested this is how the journey begins with Red Fir bark and ends up as reel seats, fly rod handles and/or pens.

Some of this bark is up to 4" thick but most is around 2".

The holes are beetle tracks and is really hard to fill the voids as CA doesn't stick to well in the black goo left behind.

If you look closely you can see that there are three layers of different colors and when you get lucky you get a ring with all three



This is what it looks like after being assaulted with a 1 5/16" hole saw.



End results before going to the disk sander in hopes of maybe 30% - 40% being usable as rings.






I've done the same with Pine Bark. Just need to let it dry really well or you'll have pitch all over everything.