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Making this into a pen. Les

Just thought i would blame everyone here ? Thats what i told the wife anyway ?? Just bought these: I know the Pot has to be converted but after reading through the amazing Forum I know it’s going to be fairly easy. After seeing the blanks and pens you have all been making, plus the posts...

Hi everyone. Fairly new to Pen Turning and General woodworking to be honest. My son got me into turning and I found making pens seems to be my favourite pass time :thumbs: Just now started with Acrylic and making my own designs, will post some photos when I get the chance but had a quick scout...

Had a go at making something from a recent Woodturning mag

I see that the Manchester velodrome track is being replaced and the old one is for sale. Manchester Velodrome 'track of champions' for sale - BBC News A few blanks in that lot. Does anybody have a source/contact for a handful? Does anybody have any tips for retaining the patina, yet making...

:thinks: Must be a way to make some pens out of this. Any ideas on finishing and making it last more than 5 minutes? :whistling:

A full rhodium TM Zeta dressed in one of Brad Herrington’s beautiful timepiece acrylic blanks. Credit should go to Brad for making such a beautiful time consuming blank. Thanks Brad.

Hi everyone, I need to buy some new pen making chisels and was considering a carbide set. Can anyone recommend to me a good set of pen making chisels or carbide equivalents. Thank you Derek

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.

I Know you guys and gals out there with far more pen knowledge & experience than me will undoubtedly be able to help with this: Pen presses - I have seen these and they sell for about £40-60, they appear to be a few nuts and bolts and a lever on some kind of small plinth or plate. Is there...

Hi I am standing by for a range of answers !:thinks: What do you recommend for cleaning and making it easy to slide the banjo and tail stock on the lathe bed? Kevin:banana:

I stumbled recently into a box making session, them the girls in the kitchen ,me watching cricket. They were using a fairly expensive roller press system with raised cards alongside of this was the device to assist making these boxes. Having due regard to secret womens business I retreated...

Newly posted pdf of an article I submitted to the AAW journal on making Serpentine blanks. It can be found in the Blanks & Celtic Knots section. Terry

Hi I have been making pens for a while now and would like to experiment with making my own blanks. I work in the cardboard packaging industry and wondered if it would be possible to make a blank with cardboard in so you can see the flute(wiggly bit in the middle) Would the resin go around /...

A friend in the south is knocking down a Acacia tree and has asked me if some of the wood would be suitable for pen making, he says it looks red. Advice please Glen

Hi everyone, New to forum and wanted to say hello. I have been wood turning and making pens for approximately 5 years. I took up the hobby after labyrinthitis left me with a balance and coordination problem. It helped immensely. I wish I had found this site years ago, it would have helped to...

I have come by some cherry and would like some advice on the best way to cut it for bowls. As you can see from the pictures i have marked the bigger piece with felt tip pen to find the centre. It is a ovalish shape and thought of cutting it in half along the grain, then in half again half way...

So team.... What can you do to finish items that may need to be washed? Remember I am new and YouTube will be the death of me...the list of things I fancy trying is growing faster than I can have ago.. So was looking at making stems for wine glasses...I I wondered how they w0uld work when you...

Hi all l am still here a keeping a eye on you all lol been busy in the garage cutting and making sawdust, nealey got all orders done from the club fair the old genny still working hard so bought a new one out of my hard earned penny`s it`s a Wolf Power WP5000P, 11HP, 5000 Watt, 6.25 KVA, 4...

Just a little three centre box made for Northumbrian Woodturners club competition. didn't win anything but had fun making it.