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A few pens for BVUK made from various materials.

Two pen stands & Pen made from corian. The chrome logo copies ‘The Lads’ a statue of blinded soldiers waiting to be led off the battlefield. This has become a symbol of Blind Veterans UK.

This is a table centre for Blind Veterans UK military dinner held in remembrance week. It is a collaboration by Me Neil Lawton & Eamonn Caswell (silver). Neil turned the poppy out of oak. Eamonn’s did the laser cut of The Lads & I did the rest. The Lads have become a symbol of our charity...

We received a present today. A friend of mine from a bit further up North turns wood despite being registered as blind. He makes stuff and fundraises for a brilliant charity Blind Veterans UK - Rebuilding Lives After Sight Loss Thank you Bill Mooney!

A thank you letter from Blind Veterans UK Apart from those mentioned in the letter I would like to thank Silver & Phil Dart for their donations to me to make up pens for my charity & to everyone who took part in the auctions. Blind Veterans UK Queens Road​ Llandudno Conwy LL30 1UT T: 01492...

Here are the other two pens for the blind veteran members.

This is one of two slimline for a member of Blind Veterans UK.

'This might freak you out: I don't want my eyesight back' - BBC Reel This isn't me but I was amazed that this chap can achieve so much without sight. PG

Had a fantastic week at Blind Veterans UK teaching just a few turning skills and seeing the look of absolute joy and pride on their faces was worth far more than any payment no matter how big just seeing their confidence grow from day to day magic pure magic

I had a run across to Llandudno yesterday to call and see two old stalwarts of our forum, Woody and Bill Mooney. It’s an amazing place and the work done there to help visually impaired veterans has to be seen. I watched/helped Woody guide a blind chap on the lathe and assist him in making a pen...

Graeme Taylor & I have been friends on this Pen forum for a few years now & I met him for the first time at Coventry last weekend. He said he would send me a few ‘bits & pieces’ to help my fundraising for Blind Veterans UK, his box of goodies arrived on Friday. Thank you very much Graeme, the...

9 slimline pens dressed in corian for Blind Veterans UK fundraisers.

John (fortress) sent me his pen of the week cross cut zebrano omega as a fund raiser for Blind Veterans UK thank you very much for your generosity.:thumbs:

I bought one of Brad Herrington’s beautiful time piece blanks for the boss & he sent me one to make up for Blind Veterans. The red pen is Evelyn’s & the black one is for Blind Veterans UK which is to be raffled at a special event to maximise the proceeds. THANK YOU SO MUCH Brad it is very much...

I met up with Dan, Scott, Geordie, Vic Perrin, Alan Mackey & Andra of this forum at the Coventry bash. Geordie gave me this lovely pen as a fund raiser for Blind Veterans UK. Scott also gave me 10 colourful Zeta blanks as fundraisers & Vic gave me a beautiful pen & pencil set for Evelyn. Thanks...

Just got back from Llandudno where I called into the Blind Veterans Association to meet my two old mates Bill Mooney and Woody who were there this week teaching people how to turn pens. I stayed for a couple of hours just looking at what was being done for our ex service folks and came away...

Thanks to the blind old git for the tester blank.

2 more pens for the staff of blind veterans

Made a few of the shortfall pens for the staff at blind veterans UK 18 more to do

All made with Oak kitchen worktop one 16" x 1 3/4" one 12" and the last one 8" all finished with spray lacquer 3 more to do