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First attempt at turning these pen. Is there a market for them.

My new Sphere turning jig. The design is largely due to materials I happened to have to hand. It can turn Spheres up to about 8” diameter.

Hi, Happy new year to you all, My name is John and I am new to pen turning, I still have to turn my first one ( any advice will be welcome ). I am a 67 year old ex squaddie and I am waiting for my lathe to come (can't wait to get started). I hope to learn a lot about pen turning ( This site...

Looking for advice, I have a lathe and a couple second hand chisels that were given to me. I am looking to buy some chisels for turning pens, the good news is the kids will buy me them for me for Christmas. Am I better off getting the carbide insert radius cutters and handle sets for turning...

Relatively new to pen turning. Made this from cedar wardrobe fresheners from Lidl. What do you think?

I thought I would have a go at turning a square dish. It's not quite even though, but for a first effort it's not too bad. The wood is Elm which I find difficult to work at times. It was very dry as it has been kicking around for a while. More practising tomorrow and looking forward to...

This is my first attempt at turning. This is my second, and first pen. As you can see, I’m no photographer either.

Although I’m new to the forum I’ve been turning pens on a casual basis since last year. I’ve been working with wood for years and scratch build our home furniture and spend many hours wood turning in general. I’m fortunate to have good power tools in my “man cave” which is my second home now...

Hi all, Many thanks for adding me to you forum. I'm an engineer by trade and for many years have been making a range of steam engines and clocks so my Cornish workshop is kitted out for metal turning, milling etc. Little did I know that my grandson would accidentally introduce me to the grand...

Hi all, I haven't posted any pen for a while, but I think I should share this one, because the finish is not often seen here. It is ebonite coated with around 20 layers of Urushi, the natural Japanese lacquer made from the sap of a tree. Sandwiched is a gold leaf. It is a five weeks work, I...

Good day, I am completely new to woodturning. I have just purchased a midi lathe, and have been busy setting it up, but as yet have not turned anything. I’m keen to get into pen turning, but not sure which mandrel to go for. Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Hello all. New to this forum and pretty much to turning in general. Hopefully I've managed to attach some pictures of pens we've made recently. I say "we" as most were made with varying amounts of involvement from a number of young lads I work with on the family farm. All of them have struggled...

Hi ,New to pen turning and I’m finding it near impossible to drill accurately straight through the blanks ,I’ve got a Pillar drill ,Must admit it isn’t much good as there’s too much play and I can’t adjust anymore ,What’s a good drill for accuracy with pen tubes or is there any other way to...

I am starting another turning project and realised that I need some way of holding a sphere so that I can hollow them. If the wood was large enough I could have hollowed after turning the outside. Anyway around the problem is a doughnut jig, while I am at it some kind gentleman from another...

Hello , everyone . My name is Don and I live in in North London , I have stumbled across the world if wood turning on youtube and it really has got my imagination working overtime . A chap from another forum pointed me in the direction of this forum? I would like to begin turning and have the...

Hello everyone, Recently Phil suggested I'd register here, sonhere I am. My name is Tom Burger and I live in the Netherlands. 35 years old. In a steady relationship for 15 years and proud fatherbof our 4 year opd daughter. I have started turning pens about two years ago, though I have been...

My neighbor had a large blow down in a storm. 2 weeks later another limb went down. This one did damage to her garage. It punched a 2 foot diameter hole in the roof. The tree was rotting in the middle but wasn't apparent. Insurance said to remove the tree. I have enough timber to last...

So started turning an acrylic this afternoon with a pre made carbon fibre centre. All has gone normal turning but now trying to polish it bright I can’t get it to shine. It’s my 6th pen ever so be gentle. I’ve used 400 800 and 2000 paper wet And acrylic buffing pads. Please help. Making it for...

As I have been quiet lately and wanting to get over the shock of turning a pen:face::face::face: I decided to start another turned project this is just to show the progress so far it has not got a name but is more of a make it up as I go. The first part is turned and ready to be turned around...

Not been on for a while as got preoccupied with other stuff guys.. But every bad penny keeps turning up eh!.. Kit -chrome dog pen kit Blank - beechwood with paws engraved Finish - Melamine