Some of today's

[Neil Lawton]

Hickory.
Looks very plain here, but the darker grain will darken further, on exposure.


LP.



And finally.......


Had to give it a go!
Pine cone.




Not perfect, still a few small voids, but worked out a system now, if I can be bothered to make any more

 

[chas_41_uk]

All great pens Neil

 

[paulm]

Beautiful Neil, I especially like the pine cone.

 

[edlea]

Slimlines are fantastic Neil .....My pine cone was meant to look like yours but fell far short ...yours is a cracker.

 

[silver]

Really nice set of pens there mate. I like the pine cone ones, must have a go when I get chance..

The London plane looks spot on..

 

[brody2123]

Ah the pine cone pen. Looks very tidy Neil. Lovely set there sir!

 

[Terry]

Excellent efforts Neil !!!

 

[Jim]

All look good to me Neil, you done a great job with the pine cone my friend ..

 

[Jimjam66]

Nowt wrong with that lot, Neil! The London Plane stands out for me, although the cone is lovely too.

 

[Neil Lawton]

Thanks all.
The LP was made from offcuts, I can't believe how well they matched up!

The cone.
I was invited to a garden tour on Saturday, at a private house. (own private woodland included in 8 Acres!)
These cones were everywhere, so had a word and brought some home.
These are more spongy than wood like, and actually got a better cut by whacking the speed up, and cutting with a bowl gouge with the bevel rubbing, than I did with the skew.
Voids were filled with leak fix.
Neil

 

[Grump]

You have done a great job on all of those Neil love em all init?

 

[Buckeye]

The 3 of them are superb. What is leak fix?

Peter

 

[Neil Lawton]

The 3 of them are superb. What is leak fix?

Peter

It's a 2 part filler Peter, used for repairing holes in car radiators etc.
It cures in 10 minutes and can be sanded or tooled back.
It looks a dull grey, until a finish is applied, then looks black.
You can buy it from most Motosave type shops.

 

[Kardav]

Lovely trio there Neil, I too like the pine con which has made me jealous as I failed miserably with my attempt.