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Ok it's not a pen, but pencil!
First attempt using some purpleheart, this isn't as purple as I'd like. I've cut some more blanks and put them on the kitchen window sill as I've heard sunlight can help return a better colour....we'll see!
Regards
Padster
My neighbour saw my first stained glass window pen and wanted to buy something similar for the local minister's wife, but I only had a couple of hours to make it.
The tube was just glued in with CA to save time and one end blew just as I was finishing turning. Both ends were turned off and...
This is a very sad but true story of the depression that can haunt a man.
My friend was so sick and tired of the world, Covid, Chinese aggression, global warming and the rest.
He drove his car into his garage and then sealed every doorway and window as best he could. He got back into his...
Hello folks!
This is my last pen, fresh from the shed, an eyedropper made of alumilite with an ink window under the cap. Hidden O-rings here and there to avoid leaking. The clip is from Beaufort Ink:
Nearly 5 cl of ink inside, compared to 0.8 for a cartridge. Pages and pages of...
Hi Guys well thank you for Pen of the week with my latest....i saw this on a US FB page and thought it might pair well....
Here we have a Berea Spectrum kit with another Mik Lawrence Stained glass window Steampunk + blank....
All coments welcome...apparently the kits are limited as they were...
Last night some little shit tried to break into my car. I think it was for a joy ride as it is an old car(Even the radio has a cassette in it) they also smashed a window on one down the road and pull all of the ignition wiring out. Luckily just a couple of marks on the roof gutter and the top of...
Has anyone turned a Wonder Window blank? How exactly did you do it? The instructions say to turn it "roundish" so you can see where to cut and drill it. But it's rectangular, not square, so it won't center in a chuck. Maybe a spur drive with a spring loaded point?
Exotic Blanks :: Guest...
Boxing Day last year some friends came around for a BBQ, as it was pouring with rain most of the weekend, I spent most of the time in the metal work section of my shed and I started to make some window bullet pens,
Mark came around the other day and saw this and said "Wot you haven't finished...