DaveJr. Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 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. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 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 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonfangs85 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 True works of art! Great how they Turned out.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyB Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Beautiful work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 Those are incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryS Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foneguy Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 .............WOW !!!!!!!!! absolutley wonderful ..... Mont Blanc Who ??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnarlyCarl Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Will these do the pens justice? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 Nice pens by the way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJr. Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzman Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 very cool man,those are amazing looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Glassey Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 They are very nice dude. Anyone would be happy to own one. Great work. John, Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk[emoji848] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMack37 Posted June 11, 2016 Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJr. Posted June 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2016 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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