timber

Two timber slimline pens. No. 1 is xcut ash, no. 2 I think is cherry. Both finished in acrylic lacquer & microcrystalline wax.

A Gunmetal TM Omega fountain pen. Made using a carved Rhino of unknown Origin & Timber

Our Grandson living in Tasmania was recently in Japan ,on returning he sent us a few keepsakes we value highly. Questioned him on the phone did he like light or dark timber (he chose dark). So here is our thanks in the form of Buckeye Burl always splendid and manageable (weighs like Balsa Wood)...

From a swap in USA I received a stick of jet black solid with brown flecks over 2000 yrs old timber from a Peat Bog.So old yet beautiful timber dark as African Ebony without most of the hangups of Ebony. I have been saving an upmarket unnamed kit for just such an eventuality and they matched to...

A Brushed pewter Scirocco pen fro Nibs and inks - pen kits and refills - tools and supplies. Top quality products for discerning pen enthusiasts and makers made using a local British Native timber whose name can be seen in the photos if you look closely . Anyone hazard a guess ?? as to what it...

Shakespeare stainless steel fountain pen and rollerball in London plane (lacewood) from G&S specialist timber finished with Chestnut melamine lacquer.

I’ve made 19 of these snowmen for table decorations. They are made from a scrap of beech mop stick handrail. The heads & hats are turned from the same timber. They were decorated by Evelyn.

Preparation perfect,sandals on shoes in hand off to the foot specialist 8.45 appt. Stash of goodies for my timber mate from afar, into the Show to be a Steward for the Guild. Four wheels in the boot. arrived at 9.30. Left the camera behind. Arranged to get a stick with all the entries pics on in...

2 slimline pens dressed in unknown timber I cut from a piece of hardwood flooring.

Hi Everyone, Having read a lot about Mike Kennedy of Twisted Shank timber supplies, I would like to order some pen blanks from him. I have looked at the Facebook page, but can't see how to do it on there. I have emailed Mike, only yesterday, but not heard anything, god I'm impatient!! What...

Made as a birthday gift for a friend of the missus. About 3" tall, can anyone identify the timber please? Teak maybe?

This is a slimline for a friend who is leaving BV Llandudno to be near his family. It is made from a piece of timber he donated to the workshop. We're not sure of the timber, thought it might be elm but it's also like some cherry I have. It's finished in melamine & micro polish.

A Gentleman pen with reclaimed timber. No idea what the wood is. It came of a pallet which was made from some sort of hardwood. All comments and feedback welcome (good or bad) Simon

Well the Royal pens are finished & will be presented on the 28th February. I would like to give a GREAT BIG THANK YOU to Dan of Taylorsmirfield, Phil Dart of Beaufort Ink & Mike Kennedy of Twisted Shank timber supplies for their generosity. All have gone out of their way with donations of pens...

DElving into my blank room using up the the kits I have collected. Then this one arrived as a prize a Tempest Kit. I have been looking at pics using this kit for a while then composing my approach, as the beautiful timber yielded I was not prepared to reduce it to Slimline sizes to accommodate...

If you look at the short block of Hairy Oak this pen was made from a slice off this and cut. Few blocks hold together the timber splits across the medullary rays. So great when it holds firm. Peter.

THe timber flashes in bands as you turn it ,cross cut possibly the weirdest timber I have ever turned harder than Snakewood, finally mastered using a 1/4 inch gouge. Peter.

One of the many faces of this extraordinary timber rare as now from up north in Australia. Flashes of colour where the sapwood meets the heartwood. One of the worlds heavy dense timbers. Just a glimpse into the possibilities of these blanks. A famous maker in Aus of hand planes seeks out the...

I have just bought a second hand record DML305 lathe, just three months old. When i get it all set up the working height is different from my old lathe, nothing really wrong there. I though easy peasy i'll knock my self up a timber stand for it, no trouble. Then came to pricing up the timber...

Bought it in Kentucky ten to twenty years ago. Kicked my simple open box light box around to accommodate larger items, working out Well (pun intended ) the Ink well 80 yrs old made of Australian Mulga. The knob of Grape Vine Root from Pierre in France. The more I turn of unstabilised Spalted...