Do any of you pen turners on here know the process for stabilizing corn cobs
to make pen blanks?

John there was an article on this in the Fall 2005 Issue of Woodturning
Design, seems the Guy just uses Superglue.

RVS
http://www.laymar-crafts.co.uk


"John" wrote in message
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Do any of you pen turners on here know the process for stabilizing corn
cobs
to make pen blanks?

Thanks richard I will check that out.

On Wed, 08 Feb 2006 13:13:53 GMT, "John" wrote:

Do any of you pen turners on here know the process for stabilizing corn cobs
to make pen blanks?

rule #1:
Don't collect them within 50 feet of an outhouse, they've already been
"stabilized"...


Mac
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

As luck would have it I do not have that issue!
Oh well!

mac davis wrote:

rule #1:
Don't collect them within 50 feet of an outhouse, they've already been
"stabilized"...



While on the topic. Has anyone tried to
turn toilet "tissues" (unused of course)?

Yet another example of "I do it because I can!".

charlle b

Here's a link to the full description of making a corn cob pen.

http://www.penturners.org/content/CornCobPen.pdf

Sounds like fun.

Thanks Brian.
I appreciate it!