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  1. B

    Problem drilling Olive blanks

    Hi, some advice please. I seem to have constant problems drilling Olive blanks, it creates a lot of friction and then burns. Is Olive harder than most woods or do I need to get different drill bits?
    • Big Al
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    • blanks burns drilling olive woods
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Turning Pens
  2. silver

    Zeta Olive wood

    Managed to get this one run off this AM. Fist one for a while but hopefully getting back in to it now. Kit - Zeta Blank - Neil's Olive wood Coated with CA.
  3. Neil Lawton

    3 Zeta

    In Spalted Silver Birch, Wych Elm, and Olive. Finish is Melamine.
  4. Neil Lawton

    Rippers.

    x cut Olive, Walnut, Almond, x cut Yew, and Turkey Oak.
  5. U

    My First Omega Fountain Pen

    What a lovely kit to work with. I'm really pleased with how this has worked out. This was a made to order pen. The body is made from hand selected Spanish Olive Root around this wonderful gold Omega FP. The kit has been modified with a Left Handed Bock nib. Tony
  6. apw43

    A couple of Tempests

    A couple of Tempests, one in elm and the other in olive
  7. silver

    Zeta's, Lucinda and EB Sierra

    A collection of pens I managed to get done this week. Two popular burr with brass infill an coated with CA. Two English Olive wood (The stuff I had from Neil) Finished with EEE.
  8. Neil Lawton

    Another small one!

    More of a dish really! 5" x 1 1/8" in Olive ripple Ash.
  9. U

    A mixed batch just finished

    My first upload of images here. I finished a mixed batch of pens yesterday Five of them Sierras and one Phoenix They are, from the top: Sierra's in English Walnut, Almond (2), Olive Root, Spalted Beech and a Phoenix in ? Sorry the image isn't as good as some here ! Tony
  10. yorkshireman

    Chrome Omegas

    In olive wood. Unfortunately the markings on one of them disappeared when turning.
  11. clement

    Lidded boxes

    Lower part is ash, upper part is olive ash
  12. Bammer

    Olive Alpha with Olive Accents

    Had a play, bit fiddly for my great mitts ... Not really sure if I like it but I guess the proof is in the selling Cheers Brad
  13. Graham_C

    Gold Epsilon in Olive

    I bought some of the Olive blanks from woodwiseuk and decided to try it on a Gold TM Epsilon, what a nice kit! Finished using Phil's Melamine method :thumbs:
  14. Vic Perrin

    Tempest in Olive

    Beaufort Tempest in Bethlehem Olive
  15. yorkshireman

    Olive wood

    Baron with one of Neil's olive blanks
  16. Penpal

    Spanish olive

    In the blank room found a box with these two blanks unturned the Spanish Olive Wood with a New Guinea Rosewood pair ready for Slimlines. This was set aside in 2013 with others. I bought them in France, got a kick out of getting them through a guy in France and besides Olive Wood is so...
  17. Doug

    Olive Ash

    Cross cut Olive Ash on a Zeta a commissioned Xmas pressie.
  18. Edward Po

    Pristana Rollerball pen with Olive wood

    Dear fellow pen turners: Did not post here for quite some time. Pristana pen with Olive wood.
  19. S

    First attempt Fountain Pen - in Olive

    Hi all Here is my first attempt at a fountain pen in olive.... finished in melamine and not going for a mirror gloss finish... more natural look..
  20. R

    Closed end Olive Omega

    I like this one, it worked well and feels good.
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