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I'd love to beta test. I have an iPhone 6s with ios 11 installed. I've PM'd the required info.

The pieces I'd be interested are at least 3/4" x 3/4" x 5". I can see they're long enough, I can't tell on the width or thickness. If these fit the bill, what price would you be needing to get?

I'll take them if still available. Please let me know how you'd like payment.

You can get them from Pennstate. I may get some too. https://www.pennstateind.com/store/compson-pen-kits.html

Very nice! What pen kit is that?

I can't speak for Mr. Baxter, but I use a few different finishes on mine depending on what the person wants. High gloss - I use CA. Satin - I use boiled linseed oil/CA. This method requires no sanding for me. Natural - I either use a friction polish, OB Shine Juice - recipe compliments to...

Here are a few that I've made. Fountain pen is made from Russian Olive Burl. The rollerball was made from a piece of Corian with some aluminum.

I use a 6" Ryobi grinder and built a jig resembling the OneWay Wolverine system. It works very well with my lathe tools.

Thank you. Now that it's warming up, I'll be back in the shop too. I haven't forgotten what you sent me a few years ago. I'll have something for you. You'll get it when you least expect it :)

I've had no luck with accelerator. That always seems to make the finish cloudy. I would stay away from it. I usually wait a minute or so go by between coats and very lightly sand as slow as the lathe goes. If you're only doing the top part of the cue shaft, I don't think it'll be a big deal...

When I put a CA finish on pens and other turnings I make, this is what I do. I start out with thin CA and make 6-7 coats. I take 400 grit and gently sand. Then I repeat the process using medium CA. After the last coat of medium CA, I wet sand from 400-12,000 grit. Once that's done, I take...

Use for burls I'd have a use for burl sticks that size. I would use some like that for game calls and would cut them down a bit smaller and use for pen blanks. What you have would make some nice pens and calls.

I do have several pieces that meet the swirl and grain, but not those colors. I'll give your idea a try to see if I can bring out those colors. Thanks for the tip. If this doesn't work, I'll take Joe's advice and just pass.

I've told him this and shown him several examples. I have cocobolo pens I've made and photographed. Over time, you can see just what you're describing happen. I do not know how to make the colors remain :) Despite this, he insists on having just what he wants even if it is just for now.

He has a $75 budget for the entire project, so I don't think much. He's very picky. I have about 50 cocobolo blanks and none were "sufficient." I told him I'd give this site and another a try. If I don't find anything "sufficient" I won't be able to do this for him. It's becoming more...