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As in all Palm Trees a mass of roots,in spite of this tough as,great care in turning needed but good fun. Peter:goesred:

Hi all, I was wondering what people look for when judging a pen. Is it curves, colour, type of wood/finish or design/model/make ? Obviously, the turning has to be good i.e no scrathes etc and the item fits together well. What do members especially looking for? Cheers Frederick

Two boxes turned today the spalted one was very punky so a good soak in thinned sander sealer and left to dry before turning did the trick along with some very sharp tools. Many people ask about turning punky wood and this shows it can be done. The second is American Black Walnut the lid it...

Anyone have experience turning bog oak? This was like turning a lump of coal.

I spend most of my time teaching turning these days. I rarely put up posts on here showing students turning as it is not the type of thing that is of interest to guys who already turn but I thought you might like this. Anthony and Jake were here today and will be returning next week for another...

Hi all. I have been watching woodturning on Youtube, and having recently moved house and acquired a large workshop at the end of the garden, decided to give woodturning a blast, something to do when i retire in a couple of years. Bought a lathe, etc. Started turning in Jan this year. Have...

Hi. I'm just getting into wood turning and following lots of internet searches I'm going to start with pen turning. There seems to be lots of different options so I guess I will be asking for help when I get started. Starting simple and hoping to work up to something amazing. :thumbs:

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A friend of min gave me an off cut from his kitchen worktop and I thought I could have a go at turning it.. Here’s the outcome.... Kevin :banana:

Hello everybody, Apologies to admin for the delay in responding to the welcome text I'm in the middle of moving, it's no easy task for an old man with a walking stick. Some of you may already know me from another pen turner site. I have been turning the usual pens, bowls, bottle stoppers even...

Hi , I am Steve Bone , originally from Oswestry in Shropshire , having worked as a tool maker for 47 years , I have now retired to France . I have taken up wood turning , having experimented a bit I am currently making pens which I am finding to be very enjoyable . Thank you

Hi Im Alex im 48 and live in Castleford West Yorkshire......I’m a newbie to woodturning in general but I’m really enjoying pen turning more than anything else.

A few more turned today Guy Fawkes (or the film V) Look on the bright side... Ghost Rider (looks so much better close up) Really enjoyed turning these :thumbs::thumbs:

Been busy doing some label casting & turning a few pens over the last week or so :winking:

Had a fantastic week at Blind Veterans UK teaching just a few turning skills and seeing the look of absolute joy and pride on their faces was worth far more than any payment no matter how big just seeing their confidence grow from day to day magic pure magic

I've had a lot of couples coming for bowl turning courses recently. This has led to me having to take courses in the garage workshop, rather than the Atelier teaching space. It's also been a bit awkward asking who wants the big one and who wants the smaller one!:winking::funny: Spent most of...

As title in Bolivian Rosewood. I love this wood, it flatters my hamfisted attempts at turning.

Hi All and thanks for letting me join the forum. I have been turning for nearly a year and pen turning for about 4 weeks now. I am addicted. practicing with slimline and streamline kits with both wood and acrylic. I love the ease of the wooden pens but also love the finish with acrylic. Hoping...

My wife enjoys this program and quite often I hear those words you can do better than that and you would make more from those pieces, quite often I miss seeing what she is talking about as I am doing something on this here computer. Any way I did manage to see a little tonight while doing some...

Hi all I am not a wood turner and I dont have a lathe ( although my hubby has a metal turning lathe) Not sure whether his lathe canbe used for turning wood. Anyway I have joined this forum as I have seen some youtube videos etc and started making polymer clay pens using wood turners pen kits. I...