A short note that may be of interest. Having mixed experience with my usual acrylic (superglue) pen coatings and having some waxy hardwood pieces available I tried making uncoated pens with these. The two pens are mostly of Tambootie/Sandalwood and lignum vitae (cut across the grain) respectively (top/uncapped is lignum). Both have African blackwood highlights (ring and end stud on the caps), also uncoated. Both polish pretty well with ultrafine abrasive pads (as per acrylic) leaving a wax-finish-like appearance that seems pretty resistant to marking. Both pens scent appropriately for the woods though this may fade of course. The cross-grain lignum pen has grain that reflects the grain nicely as though coated (but hard to photograph). Perhaps many of you have done this lots of times but I am quite pleased with the results!
