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I got into wood turning awhile ago and got to thinking if there was a way to make some leather blanks.   Finally got around to trying the last couple of weeks.  
 

The bottle stopper blank is glued up 2”x2” scraps, clamped, then drilled with a 1” forstner bit so I could glue in a wood dowel.   The dowel was drilled and a threaded insert put in.   
 

The pen was made by cutting 1”x1” squares a punching a 3/8” hole in each    Then it was simply a matter of a ton of CA glue, stacking the squares on a 3/8” brass tube and clamping for a few days.  Same concept as a stacked leather handle.   
 

The leather turns pretty well.    For those that turn I found a really sharp 3/8” bowl gouge did the trick.   Sanded to 400 grit, burnished and finished with CA glue.

 

Also found time to stitch up a quick passport wallet for an upcoming trip.  

 

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Thats how Barry King makes his maul handles as well.

 

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Looks nice. Well done:thumbsup:

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Sweet stopper nice work, Which pen kit is that? I have tried to cast some leather blanks a couple times, did not fair well, lol

Are you on any of the pen/blank groups? I don't recall seeing your name.

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Nate - it’s an Artisan Indigo from Craft Supply USA.    I don’t belong to any of the pen forums.  
 

I thought about casting it, then I stumbled across a video of a guy that did the punch/glue/stack method.    
 

The stopper is glued up with contact cement - it wasn’t as solid as I wanted, thus the dowel.   I don’t think the pen would have held up with contact cement.     The CA glue was a mess, but it really stiffened things up.   Also, I have a bunch of Horween russet strip scrap which I used.   I think that made a big difference.   
 

 

 

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Thats why I haven't seen that kit , don't shop that site often , I'll see if exotic has it , need to order a bunch of kits anyways.

CA can make a mess just finishing, lol 

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These look great!

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Hey Mark, love the finished product!

What is CA glue?

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1 hour ago, clodhead said:

Hey Mark, love the finished product!

What is CA glue?

CA is short for Cyanoacrylate , or super glue, there a few companies that make it with different properties for turners, mainly used as a finish on pens.

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Good deal. Thank you!

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CA will stick to wet wood, while white or yellow glue won’t.   It’s better for attaching glue blocks on green wood blanks.  It also fills cracks/voids and as mentioned above can be used as a finish.   

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Very very cool. I especially like the pen.

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handmade, wellmade !

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try mixing super glue and baking powder

it makes a hard plastic that you can turn in your lathe 

I make them out of used range brass

here is a 8mm x 6.5x55 mm pen

 

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