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hi everyone i have been lurking in the background for some time looking at the workmanship and thought it was time to say hi i live in london/surrey and have been trying to turn pens for around six months or so started on a metal lathe that i have and have just bought a Axminster wood lathe. i...

Kit - TM Herra Finish - Melamine Lacquer Material - Monkey Puzzle wood. (Chilean Pine)

Pen kit-TM Ares Finish - Melamine Lacquer Material - Jarrah Burr wood (Eucalyptus from Australia) Should have polished it to remove the sticky finger marks off the chrome bits before taking pictures :rolling:

Not to get political and lets keep the thread on the point of the environmental views. There is a lot of publicity at the moment and with it I'm getting asked "questions" of where I'm getting my wood and materials from. I had a little thought and put things in place for any woods I now buy...

I came across this video, What wood a burr (burl) be, heavy metal or classical?:thinks: Just imagine to variety that Neil wood have.:tongue: Years – Bartholomaus Traubeck

I've been visiting my friends in London for 50 years now, this was from the pear tree they had to cut down a few years ago. ?They've asked me to make pens out of the wood that's been in storage for many years. This was a little soft but with careful skew chisel work It's turned out quite well I...

As I was in London on holiday this week I was able to visit the Wizardry in Wood exhibition. There were some stunning pieces there. Had a chat with a penturner, Mr. Ron Caddy. He had some really lovely pens on display. There was an interesting demonstration by 2 people turning bowls on pole...

I have spent all day trying to put a finish on a Macassar Ebony pen blank. I Sanded to 600 grit and cleaned with Meth Spirits until the cloth I was applying it with stopped coming back black. I then put sanding sealer on, around 6 or 7 coats, until it looked even. I then tried applying CA, for...

I just wondered were you guys sourced your pen blanks both Wood and Acrylics. My favourites are acrylics I do wood but not very often. If I am looking for Blanks I visit: Pam Harris,s etsy store. I am a big fan of Conway Stuart Blanks. Beufort Ink they have a good selection of Ebonite that I...

I believe this could be a one off of this pen made from RRS DISCOVERY 1901 wood. (If anyone believes differently please let me know.). Like I say the wood used is reclaimed wood from RRS Discovery and made with an Antique Gold Ayres Pen Kit. I am wondering if I should keep it or sell it. As far...

Well today has been a good day first thing was to move the majority of my turning blanks back into the wood store managed to do this before the window fitters turned up to fit windows and replace the soffits and guttering. This was followed by finishing the electrics and connecting them so that...

Lots of lessons learnt again with this one, the main one being read the instructions before starting. If you don't have the instructions (as was my case) then find them on the interweb thingy and print them off. First time I have done this type of pen and I have actually managed to split it...

I was given so pear wood by friends - 'Could you make a pen out of this?' From this to this I'm off to visit them soon & I know they have a good supply of pear so I'm going to blag some!

I almost did not manage to do this pen due to the blank breaking, Well I say breaking but I think exploding would be a better description. Not sure what the wood was but it was very "powdery" in that it was only giving off dust and not ribbons. Once that happened I decided to use one of the oak...

Third times the charm as folks say. After twice messing up I finally tried my third attempt to get this pen right. The main difference between this one and the other 2 is that I used bushes this time and made sure I did not press the keyring into the tube :rolling: I tried using veneered wood...

I decided to do a late spring clean of the shed yesterday due to having acquired a small amount of wood from the scrap bins at a woodyard I went to with a mate of mine. Whilst putting the wood into places I would never forget I chanced upon some Oak that I had forgot I had :rolling: so I ended...

Hi Guys, Just finished a Mistral fountain pen kit with black titanium fittings and black ti accents, for an author/writer. The wood is good an old favourite, Thuyr burl wood. Finished in CA glue, 12 coats, sanded down to 600 grit and polished to finish using 12000 grit and t-cut. It’s lustre is...

I know that green wood when turned is very liable to alter it's look, it distorts is probably the best phrase I can think of. With a bowl I believe it can alter it's state as fast as the first night. If a pen was turned green and assembled would it still be able to distort? I have seen...

I found some veneer on the web as I wanted to use wood as the inserts rather than plastic cards. Did have some issues and had to do some repair work on the knot, now hidden, mostly, by the clip. Tried as I said in another thread to polish 6 coats of sanding sealer with micofine - that did not...

I'd got fed up of cutting wood with my old plastic el cheapo mitre box, so I got a 14tpi Wood Hand Mitre Saw from Screwfix. After trying it out I thought 'Lets see if I can make a Celtic Knot, blank...this was the result, not perfect, but with more practice... I'd always assumed that one...