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Just sorted out my pen display cabinet.
I display ALL of my pens in here even the one's that I have messed up on.
It looks as though each shelf, of which there are four of, can display 25 pens with ease.
I don't think I will win any awards for productivity as those on display have taken a...
Hi all,
Some will know from the title,
Those that don't,... I have just ordered two blanks from polymer clay Queen Toni Street in the US, she always uses purple jiffy bags. Her blanks are stunning and ships from the US happily, these were under a week straight to my door mat, fantastic service...
You won't have failed to notice that lately, I've not had a great deal of time to administer Pen of the Week, so going forward, at least for the present, I'm going to select a pen for the Forum's cover photo from those recently posted.
I've uploaded a new cover photo, by Bill Mooney which you...
The Parable of the Baltimore Stockbroker
Imagine getting a mail from a little known stockbroking firm. The mail predicts that a certain stock will rise this week. You leave the mail aside, as you have seen enough such mails. But the prediction turns out to be right.
Next week, the Baltimore...
Congratulations to Pierre--- for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-pens/24863-desert-ironwood-burl.html?highlight=Desert+ironwood+burl in this week's Pen of the Week.
Pierre's pen will feature will feature on the Forum's front page until the next winner is decided.
Oh me oh my! It's been ages since I've found time to update Pen of the Week I'm afraid, so my apologies to one and all. None the less, the last POTW that was run had a winner of course, so congratulations are well overdue to flexi for his for his winning pen...
Congratulations to flexi for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-pens/24811-not-what-i-expected.html in this week's Pen of the Week. (and my apologies for the delay in posting the winner)
Mark's pen will feature will feature on the Forum's front page until the next winner is...
We spent last week in Scotland on a holiday deferred from last May. We stayed near Fort William for most of the week so took a trip down to see our friends John and Jenni on the Movern peninsula opposite Mull.
John gave me a bit of wood to take home. I managed to cut the Spalted Beech today and...
Congratulations to alan morrison for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-pens/24767-leveche.html?highlight=Leveche in this week's Pen of the Week.
Alan's pen will feature will feature on the Forum's front page until the next winner is decided.
Congratulations to Pops92 for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-pens/24665-rising-sun.html in this week's Pen of the Week.
Richard's pen will feature will feature on the Forum's front page until the next winner is decided.
Pen of the Week 65
Here it is then - POTW65 - and voting for this one will end on Monday.
Voting is simple - just choose your favourite pen from all those below. They were all posted on the Forum sometime during the last week (any posted since Sunday will be in the next vote). Once you've...
Well, a something of a dilemma. It's rarely happened in the past, but this week we have a tie for first place, so I guess it falls to me to cast a deciding vote.
Both pens are excellent for their different reasons in my view, and I find it hard to split them. However, Ash has occupied the front...
Pen of the Week 64
Here it is then - POTW64 - and voting for this one will end on Monday.
Voting is simple - just choose your favourite pen from all those below. They were all posted on the Forum sometime during the last week (any posted since Sunday will be in the next vote). Once you've...
He's only gone and done it again!
Congratulations once more to ValleyBoy for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/acrylic-turned-pens/24605-brown-swirl.html?highlight=Brown+Swirl in this week's Pen of the Week.
Ash's pen will feature will feature on the Forum's front page until the next...
Pen of the Week 63
Here it is then - POTW63 - and voting for this one will end on Monday.
Voting is simple - just choose your favourite pen from all those below. They were all posted on the Forum sometime during the last week (any posted since Sunday will be in the next vote). Once you've...
Congratulations for an unprecedented fourth time in a row to ValleyBoy for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/acrylic-turned-pens/24574-mazzuchelli-ceblox.html?highlight=Mazzuchelli+Ceblox in this week's Pen of the Week.
Ash's pen will feature will feature on the Forum's front page...
Twice in a row last week was good enough, but congratulations for the third time in a row to ValleyBoy for his winning pen http://www.penturners.co.uk/acrylic-turned-pens/24541-amber-gambler.html?highlight=Amber+Gambler in this week's Pen of the Week.
Ash's pen will feature will feature on the...