Breaking the boredom init?

[Grump]

I ain't allowed to hobble to shed and back no more cos it hurts and the swelling ain't improving.
My Drain is making me put me feet up, she went out shopping with son 1, while she was out son 2 came round to keep an eye on me.
I made him carry me little metal lathe indoors and set it up in spare room bring some pen blanks, kits, ca drill bits and scratch.

Of all the kits he could have got he picked out the Polaris, shit my Drain is back home I have to put up with them init?
So having a play at putting rollerball refills in em and stuff, I hate Zebrano and I hate Polaris but I like playing and came up with this.



A mix of some previously done mess abouts which I found in the room.
Left is a polaris with rollerball middle is a blank Paul M sent I guessing at Thatchers cider wood, the belt is the bottom ring off a Polaris finial, right is a Turkish Walnut.

 

[Treeesa]

Crikey Brian if you didn't have enough to put up with you get given a Polaris kit still looks like you got the best of it and the Zebrano looks pretty good to me

 

[stiofanpadraigcrafts]

brilliant set of turned pens. I like the mixing and matching

 

[stevenw1963]

you certainly know how to torture yourself Brian, polaris kits??? yuk

 

[Jim]

I like the idea of leaving off the cap, and introducing an home made one Brian .. Nice pen my friend ..

 

[Grump]

With an RB in em they dunarf write nice init?
That stupid finial cap has to go but I don't mind the top twist and they can be made quite chunky for a tarts pen.
Might be inclined to play with some more or am I just being sick?
Tube needs lengthening by I think about 27mm so it makes a better pen by just doing that.
Zebrano never looks good to me it always seems a dirty looking wood, I like a nice clean grain with good lines or a Burr.

 

[donwatson]

Well done Grump. Try and take it a bit easier please.

 

[Grump]

Just seen in the pic the nib don't pressed on proper on the Turkish Walnut, tis now, sometimes it's good to take pics and see waht the eye don't init?
And before anyone thinks the polaris is plastic, it's African blackwood.

 

[flexi]

Lovely pens there ..... crap kit... love what you have done there thou

 

[chas_41_uk]

Obviously boredom is the mother of invention, not necessity :wink:
You've done a great job there Brian
And on your favourite kit too

 

[Lons]

Brilliant Brian, love the way you've turned the kits into Heinz 57 varieties.

 

[Bammer]

Grump bored, never ...

Rang him the other day and now he's a Jeremy Kyle officando ....

 

[Grump]

Grump bored, never ...

Rang him the other day and now he's a Jeremy Kyle officando ....

I am surrounded by the arseholes that go on that program, I sure wouldn't wanna watch em on telly init?
I sat and watched a news program today and something called desperate housewifes came on, have to have a look at that it I thought.
It weren't what I was hoping it would be turned over and watched coast instead. Boring knowing what's on poxy telly init?
Got a lathe indoors now that'll be fun, even got permission to use it as it ain't as noisy as she thought it would be.
Dinner bell in spare bedroom now Brad.

 

[Woody]

Bloody Nora Brian did you hurt you brain as well come on tell him the truth MAKE EM GO AWAY THEY IS BLOODY AWFUL
LOVE YER MATE GET WELL SOON AND RETURN TO SANITY WELL AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN

 

[Penpal]

Nice pens good therapy Brian.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

Very nicely done Brians, that is the best looking polaris I have seen.

 

[AllenN]

Definitely different.

 

[Walter]

sometimes it's good to take pics and see waht the eye don't init?

Yes, done that often enough. I like the variation on the polaris with the shamrock, good to see a bit of experimentation going on.

I think I have a polaris kit hidden somwhere. Might have to try something with it.

 

[bassethound]

Very nice Brian, bet it would be better if you used your hands instead of your gammy foot.. really nice work really mate..

 

[TonyMilner]

Keep your chin up, and your tools sharp! Good to see the illness is not getting you down - and yep - daytime telly is crap.
Lovely pens - all the very best for a fast recovery,