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Neiljohn

Neiljohn

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'Ampshir'
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Neil
I'm Neil, recently retired and getting into pen turning as part of the woodturning hobby, I also need to make a fountain pen for our youngest as apparently it's a requirement at the RN officers college Dartmouth, so whilst on holiday recently I bought some Microberlinia brazzavillensis (Zebrano) from the Wareham Woodshop, along with some bowl blanks, and some pen kits and a mandrel from various on-line suppliers. Made my first pen today, a slimline twist ball point, well two actually, one for me and one for my good lady, a bit stressful as I've not touched my wood lathe for a number of years and had split one blank I'd cut already, but didn't turn out too badly, hopefully will get better with practice, before I do my sons pen.
 
flexi

flexi

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Maidstone
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mark
Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy your stay, we're a friendly bunch and have all been starters once!:banana:
 
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