Manzanita Moon

Manzanita pen for Moon. When I got the blank, I noticed it had some fairly severe cracks. Some were near enough to the center I knew I would not be able to turn them out. I conversed w/Moon via email and he said go for it. So I did. There were a bunch of cracks in the finished pen. I did a coat of BLO/CA first to try to keep the cracks the under control. Only time will tell if this worked. Top coats were a mix of shellac and BLO. IMO, this pen turned out better than I thought it would. I had never turned manzanita before. It was a joy to turn and I thank Moon for the opportunity to turn it. Enjoy!

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Glenn

Registered: January 2005
Location: Western NY
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Date: Tue April 22, 2008
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Keywords: manzanita moon

Comments

smoky

great job Glenn, good looking pen.

#1 Tue April 22, 2008 1:43am

Rev. Doug Miller

Rev. Doug Miller

Sweet. I would think that your worries would be unfounded since manzanita is supposed to be one of the most stable woods around. I imagine that what is there will remain just as it is now for now on. Great looking pen you've made there.

#2 Tue April 22, 2008 3:34am

Leo Frilot

Great save. I love the color. Way to go.

#3 Tue April 22, 2008 4:11am

#4 Tue April 22, 2008 3:44pm

JimVH

Good lookin' pen.

#5 Wed April 23, 2008 2:32am