There I was spinnin a pen blank and oops! I turned through the wood and exposed the brass. Not wanting to trash the blank, I grabbed some Maple wood dust, dribbled a bit of super glue into the wound, and applied the dust. I then sanded it smooth. I was using cocobole (or was it bocate?) and the fix just blended right in to the wood.
Well, it ain't that bad
Jun 30, 2008
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For now..lol Better make that pen one that you use, Kevin..
mac
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The pen does not look all bad but I do have a question. Would I be wrong to assume that the repaired area is actually stronger than the unwounded area?
Probably, assuming dry wood and no voids/bubbles when you filled it..
CA does tend to get brittle over time, though.. and I'd guess that if it has a finish, that will wear differently than bare wood?
Some folks use CA 'for' the finish, so it's probably not a big deal... I've got bowls that have CA/saw dust filling the cracks and they've been fine for a few years, that I know of.. lol
mac
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