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Afternoon, Thuya Burr lined and threaded with an acrylic from Lumber Jimstudios, sporting a #6 Bock (F) nib. A very slight step and fine barrel taper. Its taken a while to find an acylic to compliment the burr but I think this is it. Revised my approach to threading, and I think it's an...

HI, I've had a search through some of the posts regarding barrel trimming, a lot of you use a disc sander to trim the ends. my question is how do you sort out the problem of residual glue in the tube. I use Z-poxy and it just seems to go everywhere!!! I only have the standard 7mm pen mill and...

Afternoon, A bit bigger pen this time, turned from a Erinoid blank called St Elmo's Fire, sporting a Bock #5 gold plate nib (F). A very slight barrel taper and a tiny step between the cap and barrel. Still playing with the ratios! Capped length: 147.33mm Uncapped length: 138.43mm Barrel...

Hi pen people. I got hold of a really nice looking bit of dyed and stabilised maple and made this pen. It has sterling silver and sage green accents. The dye used was a teal colour, which is quite vivid in places, but it also has darker green hues along with the natural colour of the wood. I...

Afternoon, A touch of spring on this cold and stormy day (at least here in the UK). Bed Sitter acrylic with Sage Green section. Capped : 142mm Uncapped : 132mm Section min : 9.54 mm Barrel diameter - 14.74 mm Bock #5 nib. Single start M13 x 1 and M10 x 1 As ever critiques please. Thanks Chriscb

Hi all Another wood/acrylic combo, this time in a blue maple burr with sky blue pearl section, threads and finials. It has silver accent rings and a Jowo no6 nib. The pen is fully lined in both barrel and cap. This wood is stabilised (I buy it like that) and I finish using the melamine...

Here are three pens I recently made. A Regal for Marla, a Cat pen and a shortened Luxor. I shortened the barrel about 7mm to eliminate the refill spacer. They are too easy to loose. Pete

Good afternoon folks, Its been a while since I have turned anything,been busy fishing and it's been too bloody hot in the shed!Anyway,a while back I purchased two of the new Leto kits from TM,part of their pro range.As the pics show,as well making the kit as usual,the skill level is raised as...

Or - The most you have ever sold a Pen for.... (or Pen Set) :thinks: People are always asking how much do you sell pens for etc so thought it would be nice to see some "Expensive" pens. Post a picture along with what you got for it - might be a commission, something special, or a total one off...

Hello pen people I’ve managed to acquire quite a lot of vintage (I overuse that word) cellulose acetate stock. I know some of you will be familiar with it and it’s lovely stuff. However there is a small problem in that it comes round and drilled, and the outside diameter is already very close...

Hi, Do I need or is it advisable to buy a complete Mandrel set? Is this just over priced and can I get the same stuff cheaper if it is something that is better to have? 520 Origin Error Personally I think it is a lot of money but if it is something that would help me then I shall with a...

Thanks for all the comments on an earlier pen. I was half way through making this one, so some of the feedback has been incorporated, some hasn’t but will be on the next one So - thread shortened, nib sunk further into the section. There is still the cut behind the barrel thread, I’ve tried to...

This is a new blank from Beaufort, and a rare demonstrator pen from me. Given the nature of these transparent pens there is heightened focus in the finish, inside and out. I really enjoy buffing the outside of a pen - it’s when I do all my best thinking ?. But polishing the inside is one of my...

This one is made from Brown mallee (stabilised) and cellulose acetate (threads and section). The cellulose parts are glued into the wooden pieces using 2 part epoxy. Then the drilling, boring, threading and shaping. This model has a smooth profile when capped (no lip between the cap and the...

Hi all Here is my interpretation of a pocket pen. The cap is slightly tapered and it screws on the end of the barrel (making the pen barrel slightly tapered when in use). It has a no6 nib and takes a short cartridge. It’s around 95mm when closed and 140mm when in use. I was after a retro...

Good afternoon all I'm having a bit of trouble with my threading Acrylic pen blanks. Size 14mm cap and barrel thread So I drill with a 12mm drill first to the full depth required to accept the Nib and external thread of Barrel then I drill with a 13mm drill to the depth required for...

I tend to make my pens with a smooth barrel, in other words having no step between the section/cap threads and the rest of the pen. It is a personal preference I have for holding the pen further up the barrel and sometimes the step present on many pens is a little bit in the way. This quirk of...

So today is going to be my first order of tap and dies but I can't afford to buy all the threading taps and dies required to make a pen so I have a quick question what part of the pen should I start and what tap and die should I buy. I was thinking of buying the barrel and cap set at 14x0.8...

Hi all, on the lookout again but this time it a replacement Barrel feed screw in the tailstock. Mine has decided to strip the threads off the first 1'' / 25mm so now the movement from the handle only advances about 30mm/ 1.25 ''. Any one know where to get one? Thanks Bill

and... a pair of pazazz from Axm One is King Goncalo Alves and the other is Whiskey barrel oak