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After reading up on all the advice, taking on board the do’s and dont’s I have finally got around to giving it a go. Crystal Clear and looks ok. Wait until tomorrow now to see how they turn and if I actually managed to get it right. (For a change :praying: )

Todays offering is a little Zeta with a lovely cast blank from Bammer on here.....real easy to turn and finish and a stunning colour too

Got the teak coming out quite nice So decided to try some zebrano, bit harder to turn but just took my time Cheers Ray

Hi All, This was a project with H4H colours. The turning went well but unfortunately I couldn't get the pen mech working. I will make up another blank and get another kit installed. The Olive wood was an amazing wood to turn. I bought a few pieces from forum member Neil Lawton and they are...

I have shown my grandchildren how to turn pens and never thought this would happen. My Cocker Spaniel came to me and asked if I would teach her to turn a pen and said I am ready, got my eye safety glasses on, lets go. How could I refuse Glen:winking:

DSW series from Axminster. First time turning Buckeye. Very nice wood to turn. Ca finish. Pen turning. Buckeye - YouTube

A Sirocco in gold/gunmetal using a MARLA (MILLS) CHRISTENSEN, RIngneck pheasant with silver pheasant background blank. Nice to turn and finished with micro mesh and Microcrystalline wax. Dave

Small Oak Vase. I picked this piece of Oak up and started to turn it for another project that is going to be decorated all over, but when I rough turned it to allow it to do any moving before making the piece in question I discovered that the grain although quite straight wa to good to cover up...

Well after finishing the last two pieces I posted today I thought I would start by cleaning some blanks ready to rough turn and start on the top part of another project but when i started to turn that piece I decided to use it for something else and then the second piece was some green Oak which...

Whist day dreaming I was thinking how many of us turn the 7mm slimline pen, so thought I'll ask. To the question do you turn slimline pens just answer YES or NO To the next question just answer by stating 1 ,2, 3 or 4 What price range do you buy from? 1) Under £1.75 2) Between £1.76 and...

I am just wondering if there are any easy woods for first a attempt at pen making, I have seen some zebrano but the read it was quite hard to turn so it got me thinking what wood would be easy to start but still look nice and not to bland?!

Hi all, was asked to make the alligator jaw bone pen by a friend who then bought one made with the other half of this blank (no picture) so i had to turn the other half...

Hi all....a comission for a pen....can it be snappy.....well here you go Alligator jaw bone and resin....i did two (both ends of the blank) i chose to turn the better end second so i had a little practise.....turned very well with carbide tools but it stunk so bad drilling...

As you'll know (from all the stupid questions) that I'm getting my act together with tools and equipment ready to start pen making. I have an Irish friend and wanted to turn a Bog Oak pen for him as an early project. I don't know the first thing about Bog Oak. But I woudl like to turn some...

Looking to buy some precut white corian or similar product for making 7mm pens. Any advice on the best palce to purchase? Looking for enough to turn about 30 pens.

My wife saw a woodturned Christmas decoration on the web and fell in love with the concept. She has now ditched 50% of her glittering baubles and given me instructions to turn a shed load of wooden ones before mid December when she pits the tree up. My job is to turn them and hers is to decorate...

I have been trying for months to get the hang of watch parts pens and carbon fibre pens and seem to have sussed it at last. The Cigar has a faulty mechanism - it seems to work ok when I leave out the spring so that there is no pressure on it, but with the spring it refuses to turn. New mech for...

Hi youngins I've came across a wee bitty problem. Months ago I bought a pen trumpet and have now started to turn the base and have prepared the blank ready to turn. On closer inspection I've found that a normal slimline nib is too big to fit into the trumpet.:rolling: Is there a special kit for...

Well have been preparing a small project to start tomorrow not sure at what to do in respects of texture and colour I think it will be turn the main shape and see how things progress. The screws are C**p and had two shear on me at least the first one came out easy but the second is still in...

Has anyone turned perspective rod? I would like to mock up a kitless in coloured translucent perspex (which I believe is basically acrylic) so I can clearly see how much wall thickness and space I have internally. Will this turn / thread well?