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The pen is S. American Bloodwood segmented, separated from dyed Tassie Oak ends with rings cut from an old Persil container. The blank is Pheasant Wood segmented with Box ends. Do you think that the dividers in the blank would be a better in a different colour than green? The green is a lot...

The 1mm thick lab opal is situated between the ebony at the ends.

its cooled off enough for me to get some shed time...found some of this (no idea what it is). thought it looked ok so had a go to see what it would look like polished up...seems to be red one side and blonde the other...i quite like it so will make up a slimline and see what happens...i think...

Just finishing, with one last turn and Bang. Hadnt happened for years..... so I'm putting it down to a crack and not me! I had to turn the cap off and lucky enough I had just enough Desert Ironwood to do the cap with cap ends of Acacia. Majestic Jnr. kit.

Just a variation on a theme. I used Dibond sheeting at the ends of the segmented section.

Is a drill press with a 70mm depth adequate for pen turning (Drilling holes in the blanks that is) without having to go in at both ends? :thinks:

African Blackwood ends and Cocobolo body.

How do you all sharpen the cutting part on the pen mill? The thing you use to get the ends of the blanks square.

I've been absent, but still poking in the shop at times. These are my current struggles with using Palm as end caps. Previously they turned fine, recently have given me fits. I did get the five I needed done, then switched the Palm for the middle section and had an easier time. With the ends...

A few triangles, some diamonds, a square, and several polygons. It was a "can I do it" exercise. I need to pay more attention to the combination of colors. Not totally happy with the pairings on the ends and the middle strips. (picky, picky, picky).

Anybody looking for a small disc sander? Might be big enough to sand your pen blank ends? L.S. BARKER 30DS MOTORIZED DOUBLE ENDED VERTICAL ORBITAL SANDER. SN: 6960. NOTE: HARDWIRED. REQUIRES ELECTRICIAN TO DISCONNECT. - Price Estimate: AU$ - AU$ also for sale a small B/Saw. L.S. BARKER...

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:

I had another go at the Delta, and this time I found away to bring together the two halves without the unsatisfactory contact from before. I flared the ends either side of the centre band. The blank was quite funky, so I think it works ok..... Adie