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  1. alan morrison

    This is my second

    The 1mm thick lab opal is situated between the ebony at the ends.
  2. Garno

    Note to self

    13mm is not 12.5mm :rolling: Thought I could get away with using a 13mm drill bit instead of a 12.5mm one, mainly because I do not have a 12.5mm. On hindsight I should of used a 1/2" but have only thought of that whilst typing this out. :goesred: Smothered it with thick gorilla glue and will...
  3. R

    Lignum vitae Mistrals

    Well this commission for rollerballs and fountain pens was a real test, the wood was only just thick enough to use. Very little room for error in drilling or finishing. It was only 14.5mm thick and that was the thicker pieces. Lovely to turn and finish though even after being wrapped around a...
  4. Neil Lawton

    Skinny

    This was a Hazel crotch that had a split and a part chainsaw cut right across it so I just turned it until the cut was gone. 6 1/2" x 1" 3 approx 3/2 thick. (2mm)
  5. S

    spindle

    Hello,new to world of pens been retired a while after 40 years of woodwork and now very bored by lockup ,despite efforts to rid myself of all the stuff amassed I still have some nice wood so it seemed a nice thing to make a few pens and pencils for friends and family but not yet dipped in, I...
  6. Dalboy

    Started to convert logs

    Just started to prepare the last lot of logs that I received but due to other things needing to be made I could not do them before now. Should get some nice pieces out of these pieces. They are 3 -4" thick and the one 2 1/2" thick remember the slabs are 18" so gives an idea of the width of them...
  7. Gadget-UK

    One of my new blanks

    This is one of the new (class that as trial) blanks. Pearlescent White with Silver Glitter and the Black Lines I created. A Silver Zepher Pen Lines are little on the thick side but as a first attempt I am very pleased with it :thumbs:
  8. apw43

    off centre platter

    An off centre platter im working on at the moment, the wood is sycamore and is 17" x 1 1/2" thick regards Andy
  9. apw43

    Sycamore Plate/Platter

    Hi all A small plate/platter from a bit of sycamore, it is 11" diameter x just under an 1" thick cheers Andy
  10. Bucks

    Vacuum chamber lid shattered!!!

    Just had the 20mm thick acrylic lid on our vacuum chamber shatter whilst stabilising some pen blanks, anyone have any suggestions on where we could purchase a piece of 30mm or even 40mm thick acrylic & have it machined? Not sure on trying to machine a piece myself as if it goes wrong it's a...
  11. Bucks

    First attempt at deer antler pens

    I was wanting to get some of the natural bark left in places but the antler was a bit to thick, managed it on the 3rd one in the center.
  12. Dalboy

    Racing trophy

    OK not what you thought. The great grandson was playing racing cars with my wife when he appeared at the shed door "Grandad can you make a trophy for me". OK I says and a trophy is born nothing special to you lot or I but to him it was like winning any race. I made it a little thick to take the...
  13. flexi

    Expensive mistake

    Hi all....not a happy bunny.... These are not as easy as they look as can be seen below..i have oversanded the rose and now the leaf shows through...these are wafer thin and i used a thick super glue not my normal medium and its all gone a bit ti$s up:sob::sob: I think i might wait a bit longer...
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