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Been a while since I've made any pens, first time I've used these kits, both rollerballs, in gunmetal and chrome, using Thuya Burl & Stabilised Maple Burr to dress them....
Regards
Padster
You never quite know how these blanks will turn out, this was a stabilised blue maple burl that was very very dark before I started turning it, only for it to change massively on the finished pen.
Regards
Padster
Hi all, I feel a real stranger of late, not turning much in a while, well I have now broken my duck and my spell of lethargy...
Today we have a Levech in double dyed buck eye burl from PSI via Axminster.... Apparently this is yellow and red....
After just over a year of pen making using acrylics, I stuck to my 2021 resolution and finally made one from wood.
Well... almost...
This is stabilised Maple Burl that was dyed purple during the stabilisation process. (Sorry to the purists on here, but baby steps and all that).
I know it is...
Hello gentlemen!
I come here regularly, but I have not posted for a long time. Penpal and his goodwill insisted on showing this one for the beauty of the wood.
I have always wanted to make a pen of desert ironwood, but I could not find a burl that met my expectations.
Patience paid, I recently...
As promised Brown Mallee Burl as I only know it ,ie I have selectively bought over 40 yrs. In fact the larger Cue Stick piece and the other pen blank must be in the order of that old cut,well dried prior to this. I find it photographs shyly with a slight cast . However this is the (IMHO) the...
Hi All,
I have a load of Maple burl that I got last year, great looking wood but can be a little boring.
I decided to add a little colour and I am very happy with the results.
Maple Burl pen. - YouTube