veterans

I got a lovely surprise with the delivery of two parcels from Neil Lawton for Blind Veterans. These parcels were a collaboration between Neil & Dan. Neil bought some kits from Dan & instead of paying cash Dan asked him to send something nice to Bill Mooney for Blind Veterans. Thank you both so...

2 more pens for the staff of blind veterans

Made a few of the shortfall pens for the staff at blind veterans UK 18 more to do

I took delivery of a few wee bits of Chestnut this morning 20" x 3" now I have a dilemma I have a stamp video to finish and 4 x 8" bowls to make then this lot turned up so what to do first those of you that really know me know I just love turning big bowls but I have promised to finish the video...

Had a great play for an hour this afternoon and made a 16" platter out of a piece of Oak worktop that my mate Brian (Grunp) gave me this will be sold or sent for our veterans all I have to do over the next few days is spray it

Well same again workmen flooring flying every were so I run for the hills well went down the bottom of the garden and I tripped and landed in me workshop and hit the start button on me lathe well it seemed like fate to me so I stayed just to see what happened next he he he well thats my story...

It got to busy in our house with the workmen doing the flooring so I done what any self respecting turner would do and got out of the way went in me work shop and knocked up a few pens for our Veterans I hope you enjoy them as much as I did making them the group together are delta pens with a...

A few pens I turned today one for the barmaid I scrapped the last one pink glitter one red glitter 2 battle of Britain and one with standard stamps all will be sold to rais funds for our veterans except the one for Lisa

Made a few more pens and stands 3 by request for an air cadet group and 3 as fundraisers for our veterans

Made a few pens in corian today for our veterans at horseback uk

Finished the 5 horseback pens and stands all made using corian for our veterans

Terry Q sent me some of his blanks to make up for our veterans I made two of them up today also one in walnut for a customer

Two Oak bowls for our veterans one a better remake of yesterdays one with hammered ally insert because I wasn't happy with yesterday's one this one will be going to Bill for Blind veterans UK instead of yesterdays one. The other one has a decorated corian insert which I hope will be used as a...

I was given some Oak last year and a few weeks ago a friend gave me some hammered ally so today I thought lets have a bash at them here is what I come up with not bad for first one and I'm sure a veterans group could sell it Just for those who are thinking he went through the bottom :tongue:

Here's a work in progress. Pen stands waiting for their coins. These will be going to Blind Veterans UK. They are made from corian kindly donated by Woody.

6 Streamline pens for our Veterans kits & blanks were donated

More pens for Blind Veterans UK.

A big thank you to Vic P. for his generosity in sending Evelyn two of his super pens. One to keep for herself & one to donate to Blind Veterans UK. Thanks again Vic.

I was ask by a blind veteran Joe (a friend of Bills) if I could make this up a raffle prize to raise funds for Blind veterans UK

I had a bit of time before we went out this morning so I made these up again for the veterans