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At the craft fair yesterday a old man came up to me and started asking questions. One question he asked was were did I get the different woods from and I said from from all over the place. He suddenly said, when I die would you take a bit of the wood from my coffin and make a pen, I didn't know...

Hi all, Was told about this forum by another member. I am relatively new to pen turning so it's good to find a place to get help when needed. Been looking around and have learned quite a bit already about casting blanks as this is something I would like to try.

My first attempt at a bandsaw box. Interesting to have a go at, I need a bit of practice though.

I thought I would share a little story of determination - I often lack some skill, I openly admit that, and sometimes wonder, when I see some other fantastic creations people make, why I bother at all but on this occasion things were a bit different. I had previously made a sharpening jig from...

Hi all, i have been waiting on nibs turning up.....bloody customs again this time 7 days to clear a back log, God help us when it gets towards Christmas....well i need to crack on with a few more of these Easton arrows for a bit of fun and some .303 bullet pens, got some .308 and 3006 to do next.

My website has always been a bit pants and I've never really had any control over it, due to being a computer numpty! Ben Cook (BensBespoke on here), has started me off with a new site that I can actually use! It's all a bit raw at the mo, but I have managed to upload some magazine articles...

Hi I have managed to get some time to practice a bit more this weekend... Kevin

This weeks Pen of the Week chosen by Phil Dart goes to the Ebony and Mily made by Sammy (George). Phil said "Lots of great pens this week and a very difficult job to decide, but after a lot of umm-ing and arr-ing I think the one that did it most for me is Sammy's modified slimline. He has taken...

First a pic: This was difficult to turn, i messed up when truing up the ends a bit off made the whole mandrel wobble a bit when I tightened up the mandrel. So I had to fiddle around to get it to align with the bushings properly (I really need a new lathe). CA finish did not turn out perfect...

Spalted Sycamore Bowl with a bit of Fruit

Has anyone dealt with this company. web site a bit strange ????? Glen:sob:

Well I thought I would give it a go...

Hi All, Been too hot in the shed for turning so I have started to make a few blanks. Will start to throw a bit of wood into the mix on the next few castings. The blanks in the video are made with Opti cast 100 resin, Alumilite and pearlx colours. Resin Pen blank - YouTube

One of the new Sirocco pen kits in spalted hornbeam, with black chrome fittings. It's finished with melamine lacquer. The hornbeam is pretty far gone, and sadly a bit soft under the abrasives, so my nicely conceived profile ended up a bit thinner at it's waist than I'd planned, but thankfully...

I was drilling a 4.2mm hole, 25mm deep in to a piece of 100 x 100 x 10mm aluminium, I had just finished the last hole, when I just put the drill in to clear any the swarf is out and the bloody drill snapped just below the surface:vangry: Is there any way The drill bit is HSS-Co (5% Cobalt). Any...

Knocked this out today. Couldn't get a decent finish on the end grain on the inside which sort of kills it a bit

I've seen a few turnings of birds on the internet, so I thought I'd do one myself for a bit of fun. He's called Pingue and stands about 5 inches tall

Found a bit of scrap wood so knocked this out to see how it would turn out

I'm new the wood turning and very much learning as I go on. One thing that really impresses me is how supportive other woodturners are! I'm Keiron, 32 years old, I live in midwales and have a very small workshop in my garage. I say work shop, it consists of a table saw, planer thicknesser...

I got bored and done a bit of carving. I wish.:ciggrin::whistling::funny::funny: Kenya-Born Artist Hand-Carves Intricate Scenes Of Local Nature On Wood | Bored Panda