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  1. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 5th March 2018

    This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by porker356 and goes to the Chestnut Burr Omega by Dalboy Ian said "The pen I kept going back to was Dereks chestnut burr Omega. I thought the colour and grain were superb with a beautiful soft finish which really showed off the wood, so that is my pen of...
  2. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 26th February 2018

    This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by xjr1300, and goes to the Omega Olive Pen by porker356 Pat said "I based my choice of Pen Of The Week on the pen which I wished that I had made, but with the high standard of pens to choose from I wished that I had made all of them!. There can only be one...
  3. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 19th February 2018

    Thomas is unfortunately unwell at the moment, and quite understandably I've not heard back from him with regard to his choice for Pen of the Week. Therefore I've taken the liberty of choosing a winner in his place, which goes to the pair of pens "Padauk & Sycamore" by xjr1300 I have to be...
  4. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 12th February 2018

    This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by GeordieB and goes to "Mount Olive" by johnny5 Geordie said "Johhny's pen is beautifully turned and finished and olive wood never lets you down for figure" Here's the link to Thomas's original post...
  5. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 5th February 2018

    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
  6. P

    2 pens in 1 week

    I have done 2 pens in 1 week - a record for me. This one is a Sierra I believe - I had a Sierra some years ago and it blew up on the M6 - the design seems to have changed a bit since then. This may yet blow up too as it is from China and at present it leaves a black trail when I drag it across...
  7. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 29th January 2018

    This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by Penpal and goes to the Gold TM Alpha by Bammer Peter said " A commanding pen great design,self cast utilising an imposing watch face three hands intact together with the date.The careful placement of watch parts throughout and immaculate turning Brad."...
  8. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 22nd January 2018

    This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by Clement and goes to the "Woolley Mammoth Molar" by Penpal Clement said "I selected this pen for the difficulty working this material and especially for the amazing final result. It is an absolutely wonderful pen." Here's the link to Peter's original...
  9. Pastor of Muppets

    Two firsts. One pen!!

    Well here it is my tube in blank care of the awesome Bucks, in my first Beaufort Ink Sirocco. It’s a gorgeous blank in a gorgeous kit turned by a crack handed idiot! I’m really happy with it and will be popping it in the post to Australia in the morning and will hopefully hear the squeals of...
  10. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 15th January 2018

    This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by Skin-Job and goes to the Mistral BP Olivewood by clement Karl said "For me, this pen represents what penturning is all about. The choice of the wood, the blank, the kit and the plating all come together in a perfect little Venn diagram, a discrete bubble...
  11. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 31st December 2017

    A day early again this week for obvious reasons...... This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by Bammer and goes to "Fly" by Penpal Brad said "A good use of old 'Stray' kit parts" Here's the link to Peter's original post. http://www.penturners.co.uk/acrylic-turned-items/21012-fly.html
  12. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 24th December 2017

    A day early this week for obvious reasons.... This week's Pen of the Week is chosen by Bill Mooney and goes to "A Special Sirocco" by Bammer Bill said "I can’t imagine the work which went into making this blank, it is a beauty. This plus the fit, finish & sentiment make it my choice. It was a...
  13. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 18th December 2017

    This week's Pen of the Week was chosen by me as last week's winner, and goes the polymer clay pen cast in clear resin on a 7mm slimline made by Bill Mooney A very difficult choice this week, with plenty of great pens to select from including some extremely worthy first pens from a number of...
  14. Phil Dart

    What's on your Christmas list from Santa?

    Anyone hoping that Santa brings something exciting for the workshop? What's on your list? Me? A bit more heating in my workshop would be nice right now. It's not got above minus 5 outside for a week now!
  15. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 11th December 2017

    This week's Pen of the Week was chosen by Bammer and goes to the modified Over & Under Shotgun rollerball made by, well, er....me. (thanks Brad) Brad said "I like the contrast between the Oak, Chrome and Red ebonite. Nice job on the photo too" Here's the link to the original post...
  16. KevinMc

    Bolt Action

    Here’s sort of my first Bolt-action pen... After the earlier in the week disaster when everything was wrong... Kevin :banana:
  17. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 4th December 2017

    This week's Pen of the Week was chosen by Les Elm and goes to the Mistral in Honduras Rosewood Burr by Bammer Les said "A well turned and finished timber with a nice choice of complementing fountain pen frame and plating" Here is the link to Brad's original post...
  18. Phil Dart

    Pen of the Week - 27th November 2017

    This week's Pen of the Week was chosen by Bob Ellis and goes "Gold with Gunmetal" by Les ELm Bob said "For me the standout pen shown during the last week is Les Elm's Canadian Mapleleaf Sierra using a herringbone maple and gold blank. The matching of the blank with the pen shows a fine eye for...
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