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Garno paid me a visit today and made a very very nice donation of his lathe and some chisels to our veterans it’s a very nice little lathe which will be a massive help with PTSD I have thought many veterans to do Woodturning and they all say what a big help it is when turning the demons that...

Hi all, These are the first two off my newly refurbished lathe, not a bad job to do really, but I did use a large clamp to press things home and not the BIG hammer. Two Cyclones from Phil, these kits are very nice and upto Phils high standards as always:thumbs::thumbs:

Hi all, I needed a dentist in a bit of a rush and this guy is fantastic, unfortunately he has hands like bananas! Well I wanted to say thank you (don't really know why after emptying my wallet), but he is South African and big into rugby.... So Scott Walker blank on a Beaufort kit:thumbs:

This is my first effort turning a pen. The last pen I turned was whilst on a course a few weeks ago, I have just checked it was just over 6 weeks ago :eeeeek: To say mistakes were made would be an understatement, First of all I used a 6.2mm mandrel not a 7mm one as states in the instructions. I...

15 years I think, at least ten plus years I have been turning, at times with cocobolo, and never once had any reaction. Life just got its own back. I was at a Game and Country show in Oxfordshire over the weekend, under canvas so in the shade, but was so hot I was wiping my forehead with the...

Hi gents,A big thank you to all who posted about the pens I showed recently.I always get a buzz when complimented about my work at craft fairs etc.To get such great comments from fellow turners is astounding.Utterly gobsmacked!Once again gents,a big thank you. Geoff.:thumbs:

Yesterday I got a very nice donation of 4 pens & pouches from John (Fortress. This is not the first donation I’ve had from John so once again I’d like to give hin a BIG THANK YOU for his generosity. This donation will help fundraising for my charity BVUK.

I really like makeing these, the difficulty is in getting the case's. I tube up two blanks and turn to fit inside the cases, groove and glue in, trim square and fit the kit. These are .500 nitro express cases, but I have now also .600 & .700 cases seriously big cases

A bloke I work with, He been very happily married but did like to point out: He and his wide had an agreement. She would make the small decisions and he would make the big ones. 30 years later they had bought 4 cars. moved twice and had 3 kids. He was still standing ready to make that big...

Bolt Actions with Caribou, Elk, Moose, Big Horn Ram, Mule and Whitetail bucks along with some Black and Grizzly Bear and Wild Boar. All done using Testors Waterslide Decal Paper on Curly Maple and finished with several coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method Les

A big big story 5 pages long. The story is all about the RRS DISCOVERY 1901 Shackleton and Scott. I have been fortunate to get hold of reclaimed Teak boarding from the ship. The person I got this wood from asked me to make another click pen for him to add to the 4 he already had. A real...

My second pen with a story. A big big story 5 pages long. The story is all about the RRS DISCOVERY 1901 I have been fortunate to get hold of reclaimed Teak boarding from the ship. Glen:love_it:

Am I still turning pens!!..... My latest delivery in the post, yet more big calibre cases......I am getting quite a collection now:whistling:

Browsing through some of last years Canada photos and this one reminded me just how desperately I wanted this big bad boy. Was a good 3 ft across on what I think was a maple.

Hi all following on from my "big bullet" post....i have been on the hunt....pun intended and managed to find these.... What we have are a couple more .500 Nitro Express and some .600 Nitro express (slimline for scale).... these will all be yet more pens another to my collection and the rest for...

Afternoon all, Well here's the thing. In October 17 my friendly tree chap drop off this huge example of a eucalyptus tree - the Tasmanian Cider Gum tree is one of the few that grow well in the UK. The big bits must be about 3 foot in diameter. I rough turned about 40 bowls, vases, platters and...

Lapua Magnum Twist Action Rifle Cartridge Pens. Used actual casing and bullet for nibs that accept Cross refills. Top sections are shed deer antler with waterslide decal of Bull Moose and Big Horn Ram. Finished with 6 coats of MINWAX Clear Satin Polyurethane using my Dipping Method. Brass and...

I got a parcel of pens from Vic Perrin. The pens were made by Vic’s grandchildren Tom & Amy as part of their Duke of Edinburgh awards scheme. The pens were made as a donation to Blind Veterans UK which I will deliver in April. I have to give a big THANK YOU to Tom & Amy for their beautiful pens...

Sometimes, something really nice "turns" up when you work with driftwood. The colour on this one is really rich - a gift for my sister's chap. He's an engineer by trade and works for one of the big names in F!. He thinks it's brilliant - works for me!! Not sure I'll get my head through the door...

Hi all! Due to the pyrale disease, I recently got some interesting (I mean big) boxwood. One of it has strange black marks, in fact little cracks: I tried it on a bowl, 145x52 mm. Despite the cracks - not that long - the whole block is sturdy: To enhance the rough side, I left two zones...