burr

My first go with the Tempests today, this one dressed from a Mallee Burr blank. Usual sanding sealer, 3 coats melamine and buffed. Not a great pic Im afraid. Also my first go at click pens, I like the weight and feel of this one, so much so, it's now mine.

This one is between a platter and a bowl, it's japanese cherry with a part of burr

I have had a few goes turning Burr Blanks without success The wood keeps splitting especial near the ends can anyone give me ideas of what I can do with this turning. Glen:sob::sob::sob:

Here's a Mistral FP Rhodium with TiGold accents, stabilized and stained burr

Finally managed to finish the 5 Mistral fountain pens, 2 x pine cone hybrids and 3 malle burr hybrids.

These are a few pens I made from the off-cut box from Aussie burrs. There are still a few tiny things I am not happy, like the transition to the centre band. You have to cut a tenon with this kit and I am still not getting it quite right. With more practice I will get there. Also I made four...

I turned some of the pen blanks that Terry Q sent to me last week Buck eye burr, X cut palm this one was a challenge very slow going and several stops to resharpen , buck eye, 2 serpentine and a not sure maybe Box elder burr or a dyed burr I will be selling these as fundraisers for Pens for heroes

Hello folks I have written a blog post about using my new chamber and stabilising some highly figured redwood burr, I thought it might interest some of you FromTheTree Woodturning by George Watkins: Vacuum chamber & stabilised redwood burr

An Alpha in Gold & Rhodium made using stabilised Buckeye Burr

Here are two 30 caliber shell click pens. Gun metal and Olivewood Chrome and Burr Oak

A colleague of mine really likes the look of the Box Elder Burr used by Johhny on the Mistral on this link: http://www.penturners.co.uk/wood-turned-items/16567-box-elder-burr-mistral.html I've taken a hunt around the usual places in the UK on my list but can only find it at Stiles and Bates...

One of Dans Alpha in Double dyed Buckeye burr

Some Sycamore Burr gifted by a member of this forum ,could have been Woody or Neil Lawton (get well soon Neil) or maybe PaulM, cant remember as it was so long ago thanks anyhow. JR Gent ..full range of grits CA finish

These are a pair of Majestic Juniors in Burr Elm for my Grand Daughter, originally I was making them for when she starts her new School in September, but now I am pondering giving them to her for her birthday in November:thinks: I was thinking of giving her just one pen in the single pen box...

hello folks here are some things that i have finished recently. Burr elm and burr field maple, finished with woodoc 5