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Hi, I'm a tree surgeon who recently got into knife making and started sawing up some of the interesting bits of wood that we have in the yard. I started shopping on line for bits and bobs and discovered there's a whole world of blanks from all kinds of wood not just for knives but for pens and...

Art Deco Spiritual Pen Spalted Sycamore These are tough kits to match a blank with.

Hi ,Tried my first acrylic blank and drilled out on the lathe ,Does anyone find the centre then drill a small indent for the drill to follow ,No problems with wood but the acrylic must have been way off centre though it didn’t look it ,When I turned it it was way off ,Carried on to sand and...

Hi all, a big shout out to our 'roaming' supplier Phil Dart, I needed something special in a hurry, I have not been disappointed..... Below is a gold Sirroco paired with a Marla Feather blank....I have one very happy customer....not only has she bought this one but two other pens as well...

I took this photo on day one. (It doesn't look quite as uncluttered today I'm sorry to say)

I first turned a seam ripper for my dear ol' Ma. She loved it so. And then asked for another for the wicked sister... I tried so hard to not make it look so nice but my lord that blank just popped. Pine cone hybrid blank used. Unfortunately lost most of the pine cone due to the size of the kit...

Hi All, Beaufort Gold & Gunmetal Sirocco. Maple blank put under vacuum with cactus juice and Red Alumilite. This blank does not need stabilising, I just wanted to get some colour into the blank. After soaking in the juice for 3 days under pressure, it was time to cook and turn. Sirocco Red -...

Hi all, At the moment I am losing more home made blanks due to some sort of reaction between glue, paint and plastic. I have tried etch priming tubes and then painting with acrylic and enamel. I have tried spray and brush painting and the results are the same. What is happening is the inside...

Hi all, it's been really busy at work lately, so when I got a bit of free time I needed to do something special.... A Mik Lawrence stained glass blank fitted to a gold and GM Sirroco.....under 45 mins from start to finish with a final polish using Autosol...

Pic from Facebook. Don't know the man, the location or the species of the burr. There's a pen blank or two.

I want to make a set of pens as a wedding gift probably in white any advice on the type of blank I should be using and where to get them from. :thumbs:

As in the title I am after some expert advice/guidance from you experts. I bought a pack of exotic hardwood blanks when I first started to do some hand turning & there was a purpleheart blank in the mix. It had the purple colour to it & I didn't think anymore about it. My Daughter inlaw took a...

A Burl blank,never seen the Burl Form before. The tree is indigenous to Australia,has a Gray stem with white bark that flakes away leaving conspicuous spots ,the reason it is commonly called Spotted Gum. This blank the only one I have seen came from the Southern Tablelands in Queensland. Peter.

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 all, unlike the other comission I was glad to see the back of this one....lol Blank from Scott Walker....aka Sawes on here or Mr Resin on FB.

Hi, I am looking for some ground turquoise powder to mix with resin or CA glue to inlay on a pen blank, does anyone any idea where I might buy this in the UK

Samsara kit with my pink blank and decal 5 coats Les's Dipping Method

Hi all, This is the first time I had turned Paduk. It took me two goes having taken the first effort down to brass. The lesson I learnt was that it is a must to wipe down the wood before and between each sandings. Dust was caught in the wide grain and effectively ruined a blank. Anyway, this is...

Hard to pick a blank for this kit.

All this work and I over cut/under cut the blank just below the twist cap.:scratch_head: