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I joined the forum some years ago but haven't posted, principally as I wasn't a pen turner, but events have now taken a slightly different course so now I am one, in theory at least. At a practical level, I know absolutely nowt about the craft, but am happy to learn. I have a fully equipped cabinet making 'shop which is ideal for the sort of work I like to do; I recently completed 17 boxes (can't post a pic yet) for our local NHS hospital to raise funds; each box contains an insert of heritage Victorian oak, circa 1840 (complete with a Certificate of Provenance) from the headstocks of the bells of St. Paul's Cathedral and I learned today that one had already sold for £200. The timber was donated to the cause by my good mate Andy Pickard, who is a member of the Worshipful Company of Turners, to whom the wood was originally given. Andy also gave me enough material to turn 60 or 70 pens; hence my burgeoning interest in doing something with this unique material.

I used to work for Axminster and if your'e familiar with the rather excellent April 01 video (Rider 'Reversa') from 2014, that was me! - Rob

<blockquote data-quote="Rob Stoakley" data-source="post: 366021" data-attributes="member: 1521">I joined the forum some years ago but haven&#039;t posted, principally as I wasn&#039;t a pen turner, but events have now taken a slightly different course so now I am one, in theory at least. At a practical level, I know absolutely nowt about the craft, but am happy to learn.&nbsp; I have a fully equipped cabinet making &#039;shop which is ideal for the sort of work I like to do; I recently completed 17 boxes (can&#039;t post a pic yet) for our local NHS hospital to raise funds; each box contains an insert of heritage Victorian oak, circa 1840 (complete with a Certificate of Provenance) from the headstocks of the bells of St. Paul&#039;s Cathedral and I learned today that one had already sold for £200. The timber was donated to the cause by my good mate Andy Pickard, who is a member of the Worshipful Company of Turners, to whom the wood was originally given. Andy also gave me enough material to turn 60 or 70 pens; hence my burgeoning interest in doing something with this unique material.I used to work for Axminster and if your&#039;e familiar with the rather excellent April 01 video (Rider &#039;Reversa&#039;) from 2014, that was me! - Rob</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rob Stoakley, post: 366021, member: 1521"] I joined the forum some years ago but haven't posted, principally as I wasn't a pen turner, but events have now taken a slightly different course so now I am one, in theory at least. At a practical level, I know absolutely nowt about the craft, but am happy to learn. I have a fully equipped cabinet making 'shop which is ideal for the sort of work I like to do; I recently completed 17 boxes (can't post a pic yet) for our local NHS hospital to raise funds; each box contains an insert of heritage Victorian oak, circa 1840 (complete with a Certificate of Provenance) from the headstocks of the bells of St. Paul's Cathedral and I learned today that one had already sold for £200. The timber was donated to the cause by my good mate Andy Pickard, who is a member of the Worshipful Company of Turners, to whom the wood was originally given. Andy also gave me enough material to turn 60 or 70 pens; hence my burgeoning interest in doing something with this unique material. I used to work for Axminster and if your'e familiar with the rather excellent April 01 video (Rider 'Reversa') from 2014, that was me! - Rob [/QUOTE]

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