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Hi all, my annual trip to Woodfest at Belmont and another great show showcasing wood and all its associated trades. Today we had a little rain, right in the middle of the speed chainsaw carving, but they just carried on. I saw a couple of pole lathes in use, which is always good to see and met...

2 friends from Scotland, Angus McDonald & his partner Sheila Sent me a great parcel of Pen kits, clips & blanks to make pens for Blind Veterans UK. This is the second parcel they’ve sent me & I appreciate it very much. Thank you for your generosity. I met Angus when I was demonstrating at...

Vic was kind enough to give me some lovely blanks when we met a few months back, and I set about making a Mistral with a nice purple acrylic (or polyester?) one. That blew out on the nib barrel :sob: So I cleaned up the tubes and dressed them in another beautiful blue blank, only to have that...

I am very proud to think that tomorrow a few people will be given a pen turned by me as a Christmas gift, People that I've never met and probably never will. I have sold quite a few to people who have said they are for presents. A good feeling. :banana:

As the title I am totally cream crackered as I have been in the middle of a field with a load of idiots playing at being in the past you know the type I believe they are called re-enactors or something like that OOOPs sorry forgot we have one here ain't that right...