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Well after a couple of screw ups I managed to successfully complete my first two CA finishes. First is Maple Burl and the second is Figured Walnut. What do you guys think?
P.S. The pictures do not do any justice for the grain of the wood, especially the Walnut.
DaveJr. wrote:
Well after a couple of screw ups I managed to successfully complete my first two CA finishes. First is Maple Burl and the second is Figured Walnut. What do you guys think?
P.S. The pictures do not do any justice for the grain of the wood, especially the Walnut.
Mr. Dave, if I had a desk job, I would absolutely have to have one of those, however, as a butcher… Wood and beef, pork and chicken juices don’t mix.
Keep up the great work though, beautiful pens!
Jimbo
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True works of art! Great how they Turned out….
Beautiful work
Those are incredible!
Great job Dave!!
Turning pens are fun to do.
I have a few blanks ready that I should put on the lathe and get them finished.
………….WOW !!!!!!!!!
absolutley wonderful …..
Mont Blanc Who ???????
Poisonfangs85 wrote:
On 6/9/2016 at 8:12 PM, Poisonfangs85 said:True works of art! Great how they Turned out….
I see what you did there!
Dave, that’s great, you upgraded your display from paper towel to this holder LOL!
Will these do the pens justice?
Nice pens by the way… [External image (i15.photobucket.com), not copied]
Kato wrote:
2 hours ago, Kato said:Will these do the pens justice?
How did you do that? Those are the best pictures I have seen of them!
DaveJr. wrote:
23 minutes ago, DaveJr. said:How did you do that? Those are the best pictures I have seen of them!
Kato is the photoshop zen master!
very cool man,those are amazing looking.
DaveJr. wrote:
On June 9, 2016 at 8:03 PM, DaveJr. said:Well after a couple of screw ups I managed to successfully complete my first two CA finishes. First is Maple Burl and the second is Figured Walnut. What do you guys think?
P.S. The pictures do not do any justice for the grain of the wood, especially the Walnut.
They came out great. I’m so so on CA finishes. Still trying to find my happy place there!
They are very nice dude. Anyone would be happy to own one. Great work.
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DaveJr. wrote:
11 hours ago, DaveJr. said:How did you do that? Those are the best pictures I have seen of them!
It’s magic, or I’m super-skilled, or it’s all done with mirrors, or none of your business, or whatever other smart-assed reply you can think of.
Nah, it’s really simple. I’ll have to go back and check, but I think I posted some tips in the photo tip thread. I’ll browse the thread in a bit and see what’s in there, if there’s nothing about improving shots like these I’ll add something
Dave, do you have any editing software, and if you do what title is it…Photoshop, Elements, Lightroom, Paint Shop Pro, etc.. If I know then I can tailor the editing process for what you use.
Microsoft office picture manager and Photoshop Express are on most PCs and can be great and very easy to use, they just aren’t nearly as powerful as a proper Photoshop program.
ChrisK wrote:
9 hours ago, ChrisK said:They came out great. I’m so so on CA finishes. Still trying to find my happy place there!
I wasn’t too crazy on CA either but after finishing these pens I’m sold! They polish out great and hold up to wear very nice