potw71

OK my lathe is working well and complete enough to let me make enough tools to make a pen. So what I now needed was a kit that; a) did not cost anything b) did not require any additional investing in capital items c) did not require specialist tools that I have not have including taps dies...

Hi all, just completing a couple of requests.... Firstly a pair of Yew Omega fountains, I did a few for this customer who unfortunately lost his bag..... Luckily he came back to me:ciggrin: The second is a Horse chestnut Sirocco, for a teachers gift.

Leveche RB dressed with Poinciana and mahogany. Thanks for looking. Alan.

A pair of Gold & Gunmetal Sirocco twist action pens. One has Welsh Dragon Flag & the other has Owain Glyndwrs Battle Standard Flag. Wooden pen display box with Welsh national Anthem.

Mahogany and summit wood, melamine and wax finish. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Burr from Schinus molle ( Peppercorn tree ) on a Leveche RB from Beaufort Ink.

I was showing a friend the pens I have made and he asked if I could make him a MT Kunlun Dragon pen with Red and Black acrylic. I quite like it myself.

My brother in law has been building a camper van for the last few months during lock down and I grabbed some of his kitchen work top off cuts. He says is is oak ??? Its not perfect but I am still learning......

Years after I commenced making pens the paddocks in the habitat dried out enough for trucks to negotiate the fields. I formed a great attachment for this species. Peter.:thumbs:

A quick quadruple of lipstick pens made tonight. Great stocking filler for Xmas.

Well with Christmas coming... In what ever form... I have I think been fortunate to have had a couple of requests, I thought I would show this one.... Destined not to win anything... A Sirocco from Beaufort with a Scot Walker (aka Sawes on this forum or Mr Resin on FB) label cast blank. I have...

Hi there and thankyou for allowing me to join the forum. I am pretty new to pen making but not new to spinning a lathe. I make traditional fishing floats and other items of tackle. I recently purchased the Axminster Pen Lathe for my floatmaking and it came witha mandrel etc so i thought i would...

Always a show with this timber. Peter.

Hi All Not been around for a fair while, life takes over, illness, moved house etc etc BUT workshop is now up and running and have been back playing :thumbs: Made 10 of each of these and my daughter in law (senior nurse) took them into the hospital and gave them to nurses and doctors. My...

A pair of Mistral pens in Marlas Feather acrylic blanks. Gold and Golden Pheasant and Rhodium with Silver Pheasant and dyed Rooster cape. Both with Bock #5 (F) nibs. As ever, critiques and comments please. Regards, Chriscb

Long story short. Had a new kitchen fitted the guy who did it makes quality guitars commissioned £1000 upwards. I said what about a personalised pen with the same wood to go with it ?. Took the the bait . Now got 3 similar to make.???

Here is my latest pens turned in acrylic and glued with coloured epoxy two pack glue. I was going to turn this in field maple burl but Mark beat me too it with the same pens great minds Thank you for looking C&C welcome James:wink::wink: