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Well half good and half bad day. Thought I would turn two bowls today all started great remounted the first and returned the foot and outside stopped for a cuppa sat at the computer and it crashed big time. Spent the day re-booting to factory setting so this took the whole day so while...

Another Turkey Oak crotch piece. The staples are Copper nails beaten with a ball hammer. The bowl section is 5 1/4" x 3 1/4", finished in Danish oil.

Made this one the same day, spalted beech, 28 cm dia and 6,5 cm high. Finished with foodsafe oil.

After my mishap with the acrylic lid on my cook pot style vacuum degassing chamber, I've finally finished making my own version of Juiceproof Stabilising Chambers, along with a couple of my own unique accessories! Ive got enough gear left to make another 3 of these chambers! if anyone is...

The other wood is Bohemia from Mark that I have turned Again, really nice to turn and finish. Finished with EEE A special thanks to Mark for sending them over :thumbs:

Only small 5" x 1 1/2", finished in Danish oil.

My first upload of images here. I finished a mixed batch of pens yesterday Five of them Sierras and one Phoenix They are, from the top: Sierra's in English Walnut, Almond (2), Olive Root, Spalted Beech and a Phoenix in ? Sorry the image isn't as good as some here ! Tony

I used Opti cast resin and Alumilite colours. I Didn't use micro mesh on this kit. Sanded to 1200 and then finished with the two mops. I do like this kit. Pen kit - YouTube

Another pair of hybrid Mistrals, both ballpoints this time, dressed in hybrid pine cone blanks from George Watkins. A "his and hers" pair for a work colleague. Nearly all my pens are now either Beauforts or Taylor Mirfields, great kits that I have yet to find an equal to, hard to get away from...

After 4 weeks at sea I came home on Wednesday to an order for 1 of these needed asap. Luckily I had the bits to hand. Another George Watkins hybrid blank maried to a Mistral, finished with Melanine to Phil's "no buffing" PDF instructions....

This weeks Pen of the Week chosen by Fingwe goes to the Mistral Ball Point pen made by DJB Penmaker (Derek) Melanie said "It was a hard choice, but this one edged it for me. It looks flawlessly turned and finished, and the blank and kit go perfectly together". Here is the link to Derek's...

Not been doing much for the last couple of weeks as I have been laid up with Gout :sob: Managed to get this finished over the last couple of days. 10" diam Spalted Sycamore finished with Danish Oil and Microcrystaline wax.

Cut from an old oak table leg and finished with BLO & CA

This is a Gold Titanium Baron Rollerball with a home grown hybrid of mallee burr and resin finished in CA. Peter

Just finished this pen today it's stabilised red scyamore blank from Mr resin blanks on a Taylor midfield omega finished with a melamine laquer and microcrystalline wax Cheers Matt

After three blow outs I finally got to finish a Tempest. Rosewood jacket finished with acrylic.

Finished making a mandrel and made my first pen.

I'm calling this a needle pot, but I will probably keep tooth picks in it. My lack of turning experience shows, but I enjoyed doing the pyrography. I finished it with CA, but will try melamine on my next effort. George