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At last I have made my first YouTube video to show of my finished pens. Had to make a photo box incorporating a cheap turntable. This is my first attempt what do you guys think? Probably room for improvement. https://youtu.be/wSb2ZHRhsHw

Hi guys this is a couple of the pens i have made hope you like

has arrived..and it worked :banana::banana::banana: proof of concept is confirmed, my execution of it isnt, but the next one will be better i think its a gorgeous piece as it stands, but if you want to, watch this video first then go to the next one...that one explains it all PS..this one isnt...

leveche fountain pen on a burl hybrid blank from brett cunningham... i think ive finally made something worthy of sale, but what do you guys think? please be honest, i can take it and im never gonna learn otherwise

All, You all know by now I'm a newbie, very flatteringly someone has asked me how much I would I charge for selling my pens as they really like them. I have seen the quality of the stuff you guys produce and know I'm not there yet - but I've never looked into selling can anybody give me some...

Hi guys, I have been asked to make a pen for a friend and they want it made from resin. When I have been drilling my wood blanks I have noticed that the blank was getting hot and smoking slightly and I am scared that I get a blowout with the resin blank. I have read that you can use a dry lube...

Hello I want to buy lathe and have a hard time to decide what should I buy If you guys with expirience can help me with recommendation that will be great Thanx

Hi, I fancy having a go at casting some honeycomb aluminium blanks but I don’t know where to get some of this material, any ideas guys? Cheers...NEIL

Have just turned my first 40 pens and have joined up to learn from you guys

Hi guys, I commented on a post earlier where someone said they wouldn't post pictures of their pens ' because there not good enough' Well I posted a pic to say we all started somewhere so..... Come on guys and girls let's see pictures of either early attempts or complete fails......I LL sport a...

How do you guys use gorilla glue it says on the label to wet one part of whatever you are gluing because it reacts with water. How do you use it to glue your tubes in. I have lost a couple of pen blanks because the CA is not filling the ends of the tube and there is a small gap between the blank...

I asked Paul at pen blanks and moulds to make a custom picture blank of my design so I could make some pens for a group of guys on another forum I have belonged to for over ten years. The guys make custom maps for the Call of Duty games. I turned one to night and made the first pen. It turned...

Hi guys, I have done these before..... therefore I had a request for 2 more.....very easy to make!!

Not a very interesting title I know but I enjoyed making it. It's a "fat slimline"..... Pretty obvious how it was done, I won't tell you guys how to suck eggs. :ciggrin:

I have been looking around for a supplier of veneers, have seen iron on veneers etc but i am looking fot veneer strips or sheets without " glue" just wood where do you guys get your veneers, mainly looking for light wood as a contrast. Cheers Ray

Another experiment that went wrong but the wife liked it so I completed it. As you can see the paint shrank back leaving what appears to be cracks. Somehow the more I look at it the more I like it. It is 10 1/2" X 2" and I believe it is lime. Do you really like the paint job be honest guys

Guys and girls.. I was t a local Auction last week and won a couple of lots of wood. Among some of the lot there was some 90x90 new newel posts ends that look like they have been cut offs of several installation jobs, they were identified as Sapele. Well, amongst them there was one newel...

I use a barrel trimmer for my 7 mm slimlines and am going to be ordering other kits so don't know the best way to square kits with different bores. So just wondering how you guys do it. Thanks in advance.

Here’s that last of my beautiful Toni Ransfield slimline blanks cast in resin by Scott Walker. Thanks guys for making such a beautiful blank.

Hiya Guys and Girls, My wife has asked me to turn her a pen for her mother for Christmas and I'd like to do something for my sister too. What's a good kit for the ladies? I like the Duchess kit from woodturningz but no one this side of the pond seems to have it in stock. what alternatives do...