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Made a few special pens today one from a Tiger Moth propeller and one pen from the HMS Ark Royal

Timber is Ebony and Royal Poinciana and pick guard spacers.

From time to time I have objects made using historic wood. I need some pens made with the teak from HMS Trincomalee combined with Royal Navy teak decking stored for the Royal Yacht. I have a variety of other products made using historic wood such as keyrings and you can see some of those objects...

I've been absent, but still poking in the shop at times. These are my current struggles with using Palm as end caps. Previously they turned fine, recently have given me fits. I did get the five I needed done, then switched the Palm for the middle section and had an easier time. With the ends...

A Brushed Pewter TM Ares pen. Made using salvaged Antique pine from H.M.S Ark Royal R09

Another pen with history in it. This time a 900 year old Royal brown oak wood, from a tree from the Great Windsor Park, London. This wood turned well and polished nice. In all, a pen that handles very in your hand, (well done on another well designed pen Phil). Thank again Lignaterrae. Kelvin

I've been given the honour of making & presenting four pens to HRH Sophie - Countess of Wessex who is taking over from the Queen as our patron of Blind Veterans UK. She is coming to Llandudno on 28th of February where I'll make the presentation. It's a proud moment in my turning career & I'm...

Turned a few of my home made blanks a I will be taking them to Llandudno with me on Thu starting with a few royal pens

The results of my first casting :- Top one....the first ever... is a gaudy Uranium Orange and Royal Blue multiswirl blank, unfortunately...as mentioned in a previous post... the Royal Blue element of the blank ended up in the dustbin. The orange colour was self mixed from a set of liquid...