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Just collected the blanks from edlea and would like to say what a great bloke he is.
Made to feel very welcome and we had a great old chin wag, just a shame it was late afternoon when I arrived at his house as I could of spent hours chatting with him he is so friendly.
You have probably seen...
My wife asked me what I was doing on the computer last night.I explained to her I was looking for cheap flights.
"I love you" she said, and then she got all excited, quickly undressed and We had the most amazing sex ever......
Which is odd, because she's never shown any interest in Darts before.
I'm having a dabble at casting blanks using Amazing Clear Cast and a home made HDPE mold.
The casting is with the resin is going OK after following methods of use from youtube. My only problem is the really strong meniscus I get on the top surface of the blank when the resin sets.
To get a...
Hi.
I'm just getting into wood turning and following lots of internet searches I'm going to start with pen turning. There seems to be lots of different options so I guess I will be asking for help when I get started.
Starting simple and hoping to work up to something amazing. :thumbs:
Isn't it amazing what you find when having a really good clear out :eeeeek:
Decided after MANY weeks (ok months) that I should really get in my workshop and have a really good clear out / clean up.
Got all the timber in one area now...
Yes I know, but I didn't realise JUST how much was...
I am picking up my new (to me) lathe on wed16th so yesterday I thought I had better order some kits so I can get started straight away, so I went online to penkitz and bitz duly ordered 10 kits with bushes and 7mm drill bit this was yesterday Afternoon, so you can understand my amazement when...
Thinking of releasing : The Amazing Pen : at my next craft fair, very pleased with the experimenting over the last two weeks,now for the real test.
First Picture showing the original pen, 2nd picture showing when pen was taken out of a pocket,3rd picture shows during writing with pen.
I will...
I'm out of action for a while. A few weeks ago I cut my thumb and despite plasters, superglue and all other attempts it just kept bleeding - not a lot but enough to be uncomfortable. A trip to the Doctor theis morning resulted with a diagnosis of a pyogenic granuloma. This has now been...
This weeks Pen of the Week has been chosen by Alex Bellringer.
He has selected the Rhodium Zeta with Abalone that was made by Bammer (Brad).
Alex said " Brad has used a beautiful blank with an amazing style and quality kit to make a pen of beauty"
Here is the link to Brad's original post...
Hi All. Happy New Year to everyone.
I would like to know if anyone has sourced Alumilite Clear in the UK.
I have bought the Alumilite Amazing clear cast and I don't like it.
Look forward to hearing from you
Regards
Paul
Hi all! I came across this forum as I was gathering ideas in making my own pens and this forum is gold! Looking forward in seeing lots of amazing pens here and hopefully I can learn something from you all.
Hi all
I am a very new wood turner based in Sussex... had my lathe for 7 weeks now and have just turned my first pens.
The main thing I have found is that I needed to sort out my shed!!!
Now acquired a bench grinder (handy for making things sharp!) and band saw and some gouges etc.... amazing...
Just got back from the pub and found a package on our back doorstep 22 amazing blanks from our friend in America Terry Q all donated to our vets among them is 3 Stabilized buckeye burr, 2 stabilized x cut palm, 2 stabilized walnut, 3 Buckeye, 2 stabilized Hackberry, 5 Patriotic serpent and 5...
hello folks
here is a new box i have made with a unusual timber called golden madrone, it comes from south east Asia and is a sub species of laurel.
its light in weight and difficult to cut cleanly but has an amazing 3d effect
here is a box i made with a thuya burr inner lid