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I bought some Olive wood blanks off ebay a while back and decided I'd drill and glue a few to make some slimline pen and pencil sets. I found the blanks to be very, very light with absolutely no weight to them whatsoever. The 7mm drill bit almost fell through them. The first blank I tried to...

This Delta is the other half of my commission to go with the heart pen. The blank is like a flame which changes as you move the pen. I bought it from Vince at Turners Workshop.

I have never bought from America before and I will never again. Just bought a 20oz jar of special paint which cost £23, that was enough but then I have had to pay vat £1.08 which is fare enough. Although I paid for shipping in the £23 the post office had to jump on the band wagon and charge me...

Hi All Just won my bid for my first lathe, hope to pick it up on Saturday. Pen kit, spacers and wood bought. All ready to go wish me luck Steve:banana:

I've bought a few pen kits just recently and the quality has been reasonable to cheap and nasty even though the cost doesn't reflect it. One kit I got from Axminster is so cheap looking I won't even bother using it quite frankly. Today I received the BMPK kit from Taylors Mirfield and what a...

Hi All, Recently I posted a reply to a thread mentioning that I would like to one day have a Cowell lathe in the shed. Well I didn't think that day would come this soon. Big Big thanks to Alan (YorkieT) a member here at Penturners. I met up with Alan at a half way point and this is what I...

Hi youngins I've came across a wee bitty problem. Months ago I bought a pen trumpet and have now started to turn the base and have prepared the blank ready to turn. On closer inspection I've found that a normal slimline nib is too big to fit into the trumpet.:rolling: Is there a special kit for...

I have bought some Tiger Oak and Home Oak is there any difference, all I can see is the name. Right or wrong ???? Glen:thinks::thinks:

Hi all yes another Mik Lawrence pen.... This one is his Extreame blank for a Zen pen....just bought 2 more also

Hi, My names Brian (username silkworm), ive just subscribed to this, I love woodturning, but especially making pens, Ive only had a lathe for about 2 years, it was always something I wanted to do, but never seemed to get round to it, once I got it I was on it all the time, I lived in Burnham...

Hi all i bought some bits from Classic nibs in the US and this just fell into my basket:funny: Well it would be rude not too

I bought bthis kit when they first came out have the ideal opportunity for the right person now. First 3 pics closed, next 3 pics ready to write. Strong spring writes well. Peter.

Hi All. Happy New Year to everyone. I would like to know if anyone has sourced Alumilite Clear in the UK. I have bought the Alumilite Amazing clear cast and I don't like it. Look forward to hearing from you Regards Paul

So I've been casting PR for a couple of months with so great results but I was getting annoyed at how brittle it was (I need a more robust product). So I bit the bullet and bought a pressure pot, compressor along with some clear polyurethane resin and a shed load of mica colors I feel like a...

In this case a grandson over the moon with this pen from Deerhorn, bought the horn at a pet shop. Peter.

I was looking for assembly instructions for a kits i just bought. The site i bought the kit from did not have the instructions that i could find. This site may well have been posted before buy hey ho. INSTRUCTION LIBRARY

arceurotrade wanted about £14 with vat and postage! Just bought the same thing for £7 from Armadeal Ltd..:rolling: Not bad for a bit of plastic!

Hi I was just wondering if anyone can recommend a good supplier of kiln or air dried logs between say 10-50 cm diameter? My purchases so far have been a hit and miss from ebay and most bought are that badly split they are firewood, not wax sealed end grain or seasoned right.

OK i had a splurge at the weekend and bought a few blanks from across the pond....question is...i have bought some polymer clay blanks....now i presume these will need spinning and can i then sand these? What with(best)? and what if any finish? All help gratefully recieved....please:thinks:

Bought a few of these blanks, love them. Peter.