potw74

I found this one hard work, took several attempts through all the grits to get it smooth, but worth the effort. I did have a bit of an issue with the blank at one end of the tube and had to take it down about 3/16", so had to shorten the pen refill by the same amount to make it fit. I won't be...

For me!...... After my escapades of having difficulty of turning pens due to numbness in the hands and not being able to feel the transitions between bushes and blank, so I had a chat with our Bill Mooney. Now he is one to inspire many due to his limited abilities, but he gave me some great...

I've been dreaming of making this one as much as I had the Ebony pen I made recently. I think they need to be a set! This was a commission for someone's birthday so can't post on Facebook but glad I can share with you guys :-)

Spent two days modifying my hexing and this is for a dear Chinese friend,he contends that he who has the Dragon is King.Pressie for the Chinese New Year. Peter.:thumbs:

I now refer to this pen making lark as a "full time hobby". Since the start of lockdown I've done quite a lot of it, much more than I had planned or expected. Just to prove the point I now have a logo, and went to the trouble of having it cast in sterling silver coins to add to the end of the...

Hi everyone, well I finally got my lathe up and running, so thank you to everyone who gave me pointers on where had them in stock. After a couple of trial pens, I turned this one, I wish that I had been a bit braver and turned it a little thinner, but I’ll remember next time. Hand cast alumilite.

My first proper go at acrylic, quite nerve wracking to begin with but when I got to the last 2 or 3 micro meshes it just popped and was quite spectacular to be fair! :-)