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  1. flexi

    Big bullet pens

    I really like makeing these, the difficulty is in getting the case's. I tube up two blanks and turn to fit inside the cases, groove and glue in, trim square and fit the kit. These are .500 nitro express cases, but I have now also .600 & .700 cases seriously big cases
  2. flexi

    1st kit less

    Hi all, My first kit less pen....please be gentle :funny::funny:
  3. F

    TM Epsilon

    Hi all, Does anyone know what the tube length for a TM Epsilon is please? I would measure it against a new kit, but I don't have one. Thanks. Cheers, Frederick
  4. E

    where to buy pen kits?

    Am sitting here a little disappointed as i was hoping to be making my first pen this weekend. I ordered from Axminster power tools their starter kit complete with pen blanks etc to make my first 4 pens. Unfortunately when it arrived and i unpacked it on Friday night the kit was incomplete...
  5. P

    Sewing tool.

    Another use for a pen kit. Sewing tool. - YouTube
  6. C

    Green Themed.

    The Hub City Turners, a local woodturning club I belong to, will have a display of turnings at a local mall. The theme is Green. I struggled for a while trying to come up with something so I decided to make a pen from Staghorn Sumac. It is a small tree that has green wood to varying degrees.The...
  7. qquake2k

    Abalone wedding pen

    This is a wedding pen for my friend Lauren and her fiance Braydon. She chose the blank and the kit. The kit is a Sierra Elegant Beauty in black titanium and platinum. The blank is paua abalone. Both are from Exotic Blanks. The blank is magnificent, and I'm very happy with how it turned out. Now...
  8. Lons

    Bog oak

    This is the second I've turned from a batch of bog oak but forgot to photograph the first before giving it away.:goesred: It turns well if a bit prone to splintering but makes your hands black.:ciggrin: On a Sedona kit finished with one coat of sealer and a couple of microcrystalline wax to keep...
  9. Dalboy

    Shock obsorber pen

    Well the first pen for 2020 and the first for a long time:face::face::face: I had this kit in my pen draws for ages and the blank is one half of one that I drilled before breaking the other half and the hole was just the right size for this kit as well as being long enough. just shows that not...
  10. S

    hello, new to this, simon

    hello, i am simon from portsmouth, i would like to make a cigar style pen from wood. my dad has a hobby metal lathe that i was thinking about using. i would like to make parts rather than buy a kit. is there a post that shows how to make a mandrel and bushes? thanks simon
  11. alan morrison

    Leveche

    Australian red mallee root burl, in a Leveche kit from Beaufort.
  12. alan morrison

    Tempest clicker

    Cocobolo and holly in a Tempest pen kit from Beaufort Ink.
  13. G

    Has anyone

    Any one used the ARIES Pen Kit from Pen-kits.co.uk Glen
  14. G

    Sailor Rollerball

    As anyone turned the Sailor Rollerball Pen or seen one from pen-kits.co.uk. Just wondering what's on the kit. Glen
  15. alan morrison

    Masur Birch Segmented

    Segmentation made with Alder from the firewood pile, Mahogany and maple veneer. Kit is a Sirocco from Beaufort.
  16. W

    Bog Oak Hybrid

    I have been selling a fair bit of this blank so thought it was worth a turn. Came up beautifully with a hint of pink shimmer thrown in to the mix. Its on a retro kit and although the bog oak looks very dark in the pictures is actually rather dark in real life too :funny:
  17. alan morrison

    Crosscut tiger ebony

    A new timber to me ( thanks Mark James ) The kit is a sirocco from Beaufort
  18. H

    Sagiters problem

    I have just made my first Sagiters pen and there is a problem. The refill tip does not retract fully and when extended, it protrudes too far. I have made sure I have assembled the kit correctly, and I definitely have not removed too much when sanding the barrel square. I had bought two of these...
  19. P

    Beaufort Pencil insert.

    Hi All, A few weeks ago I was turning a Beaufort kit and thought it would be nice to have a matching pencil. I asked Phil if he had any thoughts on a pencil kit in the future and he informed me that there was already a kit in the Mistral range. He also mentioned that the pencil refill can be...
  20. alan morrison

    Antler

    I found an antler while clearing the undergrowth beside the garage and reckon it to be over 60 years old. Pen kit is a Beaufort Sirocco.
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