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Good afternoon everyone! (Well morning here...) A certain member of your fine establishment posted a picture of one of his pens made from my blanks and I believe I saw a bit of traffic from here on my own website. I figured I'd stop in and say hello to the pen turners on the other side of the...

Hi, can someone advise which is the best wood to start with for a beginner.

Once the shed got down to 50°C I ventured out into it again and made this tapping guide. been thinking about making this and a couple of other things during the hotter weather we have had.

Morning (and afternoon, evening and night) all, Going to be heading down to the shop in the next couple of days after a prolonged absence due having had the dreaded lurgy (kindly shared by my good lady). I am finally going to be turning myself a pen I have a gorgeous Dan Pompe worthless wood...

Hi, I am new to pen turning although I have had my lathe for about 9 years. I bought it a long time ago set it up in my garage then the daily grind of work took over & I never got chance to use it much. During the last year I got the bug.....started with a few bowls now got into Pen Turning &...

[Warning – long rambling post ahead!] No not making a wheelchair on a lathe, well not yet :whistling: No I am talking about turning from a wheelchair. After chatting to a couple of chaps last week at our local turning society meet-up they were asking about the mechanics of how I actually go...

Hi all.....i was asked to do a demonstration today on Pen turning for my group of the Institute of Carpenters....please bring a lathe!! Well i did....i think it went OK with some good feedback.... I went through the various stages with blank and kit selection..drilling and glueing...trimming and...

hi to all, I took the plunge after reading many hours of posts and i gleamed the best advice was to join a forum as this is an invaluable source of help and information. So here I am My name is Stewart, I've reach that age where I have got a little bit of spare time and I can at last rekindle...

Not done much turning for the past two years due to a house sale which took ages and a problem with bad headaches caused by displaced occipital nerves, both problems having been solved and a move to a house with a 20 x 8 foot garage I thought once the house had been sorted turning here I come...

Prometheus Lights: Turning a Brass Alpha Pen Grip (Haas ST10-Y) - YouTube Enjoy.

This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by Bammer and goes to the Honduras Rosewood Kappa by GeordieB Brad said "Nice wood, Nice Turning. Very Nice" Here's the link to George's original post. http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-items/21181-honduras-rosewood.html

Hi all Six months ago my Brother passed away & left me his woodworking tools including bandsaw, pillar drill & a lathe. I had not used a lathe before but gave it a go and turned a few small things like light pulls and such then I discovered pen turning & am now hopelessly addicted to it...

Well except for the little pot with the slots in it the others I have started turning but am working on all three at the moment The one with slots I have now done some pyrography on it just to get a textured surface tomorrow hope to start adding colour. The next piece the one with the slots has...

Hi all...i don't very often buy 'Woodturning' mag but if any one is interested issue 314 has some different bits by Kurt Hertzog entitled 'Growing beyond the basic pen kit'. Turning finials and nibs for 7mm slims and turning center bands....every once in a while you see something and a spark is...

I have been a hobby woodworker for a few years. Pen Turning is something I was introduced to by a friend only recently. I don't do a lot, in fact to date I have only made 30 pens and 1 pencil. I love turning pens but so far I have only turned the slim line. Just about to try some key rings in...

Hi Guys, 38 year old Northern Irish guy checking in! I've been turning for about 3 years, discovered pen turning about 6 months ago and haven't looked back. Currently working on a Record Power DML320 that i'm very happy with. Anyway, just a quick hello and i hope i can be of some use to the...

Hello All, I'm Andy and I've just joined the forum and wanted to say hello. I live in Merseyside with my wife Gill and a houseful of animals (2 dogs and 2 cats). I'm in my early 60's and looking forward to retirement, although I enjoy my job (most of the time). I have a raft of interests...

Hi All. Well they don't always go to plan. Didn't get the catch on video I'm afraid. I have put the Rollester clip on the cap. Now I will try a closed end turning and still keep the clip. Polymer cane pen. - YouTube

Has anyone tried turning these? I really fancy giving them a go and was just wondering if anyone has had a go?

Hi all, I am very new to turning having only started last year apart from an introductory woodworking class in school 40 odd years ago. I'm semi retired and thought wood turning would be a good way to keep me busy and cut down my smoking .......... it has done both but I think I have a new...