rhull
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Post by rhull on Nov 15, 2009 21:08:15 GMT -6
My last completed project from this weekend: a Sierra in mystery wood. Well, it's not a complete mystery, as I knew what it was when I bought the wood. However, the label dropped off the blank, so I no longer know what the wood is.  In any case, I'm not entirely happy with this one. The finish isn't very nice near the nib end, and the wood was turned a bit too thin on the other end. This picture is pretty gosh darn crappy too. Live and learn though.  I kind of like the way this kit looks, even though it doesn't really utilize much wood.  |
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Post by Doug B on Nov 15, 2009 21:27:26 GMT -6
Rob, you are seeing the "clouding" that drives me absolutely nuts when I get it using a CA finish. Is the wood oily? It kinda looks like it might be Tulipwood to me, but I have not had problems with CA on the Tulipwood I have used, so maybe not.  I really dislike the pen kits like the Sierra (though I have not actually made a Sierra I think it is very similar to the Wallstreet II and Gatsby pen kits that I have used) that use a huge tube...I have to be very careful in choosing non-brittle wood to use with them  |
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Post by TDHofstetter on Nov 15, 2009 21:58:42 GMT -6
Can't be tulipwood - tulipwood's a LOT lighter-colored than that, at least mine is. Mine's pink & light tan.
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Post by Joe Lyddon on Nov 15, 2009 22:42:16 GMT -6
Manzanita wood?
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rhull
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Post by rhull on Nov 15, 2009 23:30:07 GMT -6
Nope, it wasn't tulip or manzanita.
Yeah, the huge tube is strange. I think it was a 27/64" or some such. Seemed strange.
Yes, I sometimes get clouding. I notice it more often when my CA is old, and when I'm using darker wood. I also ponder if I get clouding if I put another coat of CA on before the previous coat has entirely finished it's chemical processes (back to the old CA concern).
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Post by Doug B on Nov 16, 2009 2:19:59 GMT -6
Sounds awfully familiar Rob. I have had very similar experiences and theories. If you ever figure it out, please let me know.
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Post by maxwellsmart007 on Nov 16, 2009 11:12:03 GMT -6
Looks like cocobolo, sans the grain lines...maybe it's an unstriking cocobolo blank?
As far as the sierra, I used to like the kit - easy to turn, doesn't use much wood...
BUT, I've had a few gifts returned to me because the stupid transmission was stripped...heavy-handed people can really make that thing strip and click in short order, so I'm leery about using them anymore...
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Post by rhull on Nov 16, 2009 13:18:10 GMT -6
Looks like cocobolo, sans the grain lines...maybe it's an unstriking cocobolo blank? No, it's not cocobolo. I already have cocobolo at home and wouldn't have gotten more. ...it's a mystery! :-D Maybe next time I'm back at that store I can look around and see if I can find any more of the same, but I think it was in the "discount" section of wood, which is why I got it. |
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Post by Beezlebub on Nov 16, 2009 14:44:11 GMT -6
Cedar ?
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Post by maxwellsmart007 on Nov 16, 2009 16:15:40 GMT -6
next guess would be Jatoba or Padauk
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rhull
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Post by rhull on Nov 16, 2009 17:23:23 GMT -6
next guess would be Jatoba or Padauk No, it's not cedar, Jatoba, or Padauk. It's quite light in color; it's just a shade darker than pink, kind of like freshly milled cherry. Nowhere near as dark as jatoba or padauk. It's something uncommon, for sure. I don't usually pick up blanks for wood that I can generally get in the cheap scrap/cutoff bin at one of the two lumberyards I frequent. |
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Post by maxwellsmart007 on Nov 16, 2009 23:05:58 GMT -6
You don't have a picture of the offcut, do you, Rob?
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rhull
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Post by rhull on Nov 16, 2009 23:12:21 GMT -6
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I kind of like the way this kit looks, even though it doesn't really utilize much wood.
