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workshop

  1. TVS

    Had my first good day in me workshop since covd hit us

    Made a few pens today on my first good day visit to me workshop for weeks frst we had covid then me gout flared up so lets hope today is a turning point the dragon pen was for an order
  2. TVS

    A few pens today

    Fresh of the lathe today now me workshop is finely finished
  3. TVS

    First day in me workshop

    Yes the first day back in me workshop in about two weeks so it’s been playtime made a donation Spitfire & Biggin Hill pen n pencil set a couple of Nautical pens with HMS Victory Oak & Elm for my self then went on to screw up a double Celtic knot maybe next time my excuse is I was getting...
  4. TVS

    Or of Churchill pens

    Had a short time in me workshop today and made up a pr of Churchill pens
  5. TVS

    Simple segmenting

    Made this today just a bit of fun can only do short sessions in me workshop nowadays so keep it simple lol
  6. flexi

    3s company

    Hi all, at last some workshop time... 3 Levech to show for it..
  7. ValleyBoy

    Blue pencil

    Not a pen, nor is it acrylic, so I am not sure it really belongs in this forum but anyway... A couple of years ago I made my first ever pen related thing. It was a pencil for use in my workshop. The trouble is I used a sandy coloured fake snake-skin blank, which is an excellent camouflage...
  8. Dalboy

    Turning getting closer

    I am nearly at the stage of being able to return to turning. The foundation for the new workshop has now been fully laid and touch wood the new workshop will be delivered Thursday so by the week end I can start to get everything back in and set up. The old workshop is now in the place where the...
  9. Gadget-UK

    Must make more of an effort....

    Hi all Sorry been absent (again), with work going manic and still working to get the house right (or how the Mrs wants it :rolling: ) is taking its time and I haven't had the chance to turn anything for such a long time :sob: Did get given a rotten old trailer though :thinks: So spent a weekend...
  10. Dalboy

    New workshop

    As some may have read in another post I am upgrading my workshop but I have one huge big fear and that is when everything is put back in the new one I will not know where anything is:thinks::thinks::thinks:
  11. Phil Dart

    £500k of fountain pens

    Jailed finance boss stole £2.7m and spent £500k on fountain pens. Sadly he didn't come knocking on my workshop door Jailed finance boss stole PS2.7m and spent PS500k on fountain pens | News | West Midlands Police
  12. Chriscb

    Workshop heating in winter

    Morning, I have a question about keeping a workshop above freezing during cold winter nights. Let me explain - during the day the workshops are fair warm - between 10c and 13c, when occupied, but at night the temperature can fall below freezing. I move everything out that might complain about...
  13. Neil Lawton

    Burr Elm bowl

    Did a quick turning job on a barter basis and got paid in wood. He brought a piece when he collected his job and we're going to his workshop on Friday to collect some more. 10" x 5" finished in Chestnut Hard Wax Oil.
  14. Gadget-UK

    New Workshop

    Its taken over a year now but we are in our new home and the "Shed" at the bottom of the garden is now a workshop Looks a bit different now as we have a path leading up to it and another "Shed" by the side of it but its slowly turning out to be a decent workshop :thumbs:
  15. Penpal

    Pheasant wood

    The rain came down I escaped into the Workshop,the timber a gift from Casey. Peter.
  16. A

    Elm Burr Zephyr ?

    Long time since I posted. Been without a workshop most of the year while I waited to build my new one. Meant to start middle of March but the world came to a standstill - well Scotland did anyway. So finally managed to get the landscapers in beginning of August. Started the workshop build...
  17. F

    A bit of old field maple

    Hi all Needed to get away from it all and spend sometime in the workshop. Someone gave me a fair sized piece of field maple that they were going to burn on the log burner. I had sometime to myself and spent a few hours in the workshop........oh what bliss; the sound of the lathe, the shavings...
  18. Dalboy

    Stepped away from the workshop

    As the title, I have stepped away from the workshop for a short period due to some bad news on Sunday. after this, I may not post for a few days because of this. The bad news was that on Sunday evening my 96year old mum passed away, even though it was expected it did not make it any easier. I...
  19. Chriscb

    Workshop visitors

    Afternoon, Like to introduce my workshop visitor?. Not sure what variety it is. But cute.
  20. J

    African Blackwood Workshop Pencil

    Made for a Commision of mine . Managed to capture both the Heartwood and Blackwood of the African Blackwood to create this Workshop Pencil
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