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After spending weeks of researching & posting photos of my moulds on this forum a few days ago, I have had numerous enquiries & messages of support from various forum members who have made me aware that there is a big gap in the market here in the uk for an independent manufacturer/supplier of...

Having just started to turn pens I have been busy reading this forum on how to produce a good pen. Thanks. I've spent a long time visiting suggested sites for components. I want to make pens for friends which are topical to their hobbies or life. My son is a production manager working in the...

A recent post by BradG where he shows us a beautiful kit-less aluminium pen got me thinking about kit-less pens and how they are made. Phil then mentioned that we don't see many kit-less pens on this forum. Does anyone have any good links to show how kit-less are made. Any tips or tricks? Simon

I have to say I for one dont like the way this forum is going it seems to be turning into a dictatorship no wonder so many people are leaving myself included which is a terrible shame as I have made some wonderful friends on here when you think how wonderful this forum was and it is being...

I want to say a very big public thank you to Buckeye and Vic Perrin for their help in recent months. When Jim passed the reigns of the Forum to me last year, both Peter and Vic very kindly agreed to continue in his roles as moderators. In Peter's case, despite health issues, he agreed to stay...

I have recently started turning. I was bought an Axminster lathe by my children, looking to keep me occupied in my retirement. I'm still learning how to use the tools but thought I'd like to give pen turning a try. I've been looking around the old Internet and asking at my local turning clubs...

At 7.08 pm UK time the forum died while I was answering, it was running slow at entry. Checked all other forums all running fast and clear. Left the site UK penturners when I got a message saying the site was out, came back later on all is well. Peter.

Had a wonderful conversation when I rang Davey early this morning our time. What a generous minded man to have supporting the forum. Thanks Davey for your kind thoughts and deeds. Kind regards Peter.

I thought it would be interesting to see which skin people use when they visit the forum. Vic's Blue, Red Sky or Pen Skin

Today has seen our 1500th member join the Forum. Thank you to everyone for your contributions, they are all valued - let's keep building on the fantastic legacy that Jim built up and continue to keep this forum the number one resource for pen makers in the UK. :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

Hi all! I came across this forum as I was gathering ideas in making my own pens and this forum is gold! Looking forward in seeing lots of amazing pens here and hopefully I can learn something from you all.

Hi all, After reading on the IAP forum this morning i've found a link to this forum and decided to join him. I live in Belgium, i'm 68 and started woodturning a couple of years before retirement. Wood as allways being part of my life, but i discovered woodturning at a crafts fair in 2006. I...

I have been unable to logon thru either my browser or Tapatalk on my mobile since yesterday afternoon, thinking the site was down I thought nothing of it, but I was still getting updates thru on tapatalk, although I couldn't access anything so I knew the forum was still active. I was still...

Evening - new member here as I was very kindly directed to The Penturner's Forum by Doug, who also posts on The Woodhaven2 Forum. Strictly speaking, I'm not a pen turner but general wood mangler and sawdust maker, so much so that Axminster Power Tools & Machinery were so impressed that they...

Sorry I haven't been on lately been real busy with pens for heroes and supporting different veterans groups running auctions starting a twitter page sold loads of pens on there. I have cut back on some of the things I do so I'm not spending as much time on the computer as I'm getting older I...

My name is Curt. Decided to join this forum and learn from you all.

It is with great sadness that we have to bid a sad farewell to Jim McAteer as administrator of the Pen Turners Forum The pen turning community owes Jim a huge debt of gratitude for his foresight in starting the Forum back in 2011. His foresight, his tireless efforts, his fairness, selflessness...

Tried doing a modified slimline for the first time as i couldn't get on the forum, not perfect but will do as a shed pen, think it's a bit of Hawthorn or similar wood, little black bit was where a small knot was.. :rolling:

I have just started making my first light-box so I will soon be able to post decent pictures on this forum. I have tried without one but the resulting pictures just don't do the pens justice. Once the box is ready I will be showing off my closed end slims and some which I have made my own centre...

Good Afternoon all, Just a quick hello to introduce myself, been woodworking and turning for a while but only just got into pens and boy am i ever hooked :thumbs: My next thing is to try casting some of my own blanks purely because i have so many ideas i want to try. I have posted a few of...