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Just looking at what was available here in darkest Africa and found Chestnut Hard Wax Oil. Anybody used it? Comments? Any good for peppermills? Not cheap but what is not these days. Thanks Phil

I went there yesterday and it was a good day out with plenty of wood related stuff to look at. I was particularly impressed with many of the Pen makers. The last two I looked at chose to make pens using only native hardwoods and the looked very good. Of particular interest were the style and...

My other half has offered to buy me a pot so I can learn and make my own blanks. We have loads of glitters and craft bits I can use inc colours. But ask to be pointed in a direction of a good company and recommended ‘pot’ for around £100ish please. If this is to low a budget I’m sure I can...

Hi ,New to pen turning and I’m finding it near impossible to drill accurately straight through the blanks ,I’ve got a Pillar drill ,Must admit it isn’t much good as there’s too much play and I can’t adjust anymore ,What’s a good drill for accuracy with pen tubes or is there any other way to...

Hi, I am called Tiny by everyone even the wife, I have a real name, I think but never use it. I live in the Vale Of Glamorgan, South Wales. I have been turning pens for about a year and I am completely hooked, I have turned over 100 pens, some good, some not so good and some which have...

Despite wearing goggles I still wasn’t keen on the bits of acrylic slapping my cheeks. Only seems to happen from the square to rounded off section then settles down. Looked at the ones online and seemed expensive so good old f bay and an online Perspex supplier slapped this on the top today...

Turned from a piece of Chestnut burr and finished with Danish oil and a coat of woodwax22. This has been the first piece after my hospital visit and boy did it feel good to be back turning. Size is 4 1/2" tall by 5 1/2" wide

As in the title can anyone post a link to some good info on turning one piece pens from kitsplease, I have watched a couple of youtube videos but the main problem I find with the channel is although there is a lot of good info there is also a lot of bad info & if you don't know anything about...

A quickie thread to say hello. From the south of the UK and totally new to wood turning and pens. Good with tools but not used a lathe until now. Have made parts for bikes and custom bits for cars but only basic stuff. G/F came home with a lathe for herself a few weeks ago and I’ve got...

Ship in bottle cut on scroll saw from a Steve Good pattern

Feel free to join in folks - this is intended to be a "hints and tips from our mates" kind of thread. Several people on this forum have been extremely helpful to me personally over the years, in getting my photos sorted, so every now and then, its good to pass on some of the stuff we've learned...

Hopefully this picture might be a little better, thanks to Derek. I made this for my Daughter's wedding. I wanted to put waterslide transfers on the cap but it did not look too good, so I will have to find some other way of engraving. Cheers Frederick

Hi all, I was wondering what people look for when judging a pen. Is it curves, colour, type of wood/finish or design/model/make ? Obviously, the turning has to be good i.e no scrathes etc and the item fits together well. What do members especially looking for? Cheers Frederick

Can you get smaller touch screen caps. The reason I am asking apparently in some Call Centers the normal Screen Caps are no good for using on their normal key pads as they are too big. Glen

I have read a lot of bad reviews regarding click pen kits and am interested in other peoples experiences making them, good or bad.

Well, there will be boxes after this one so I have started this as I will be making a few over the next week. So to start off a box in laburnum finished with sander sealer and woodwax22. I would have made two but I stopped to cook my good lady a meal for a change. I am also adding here a photo...

I would like to incorporate copper/brass /aluminium into my pens and would appreciate guidance on the optimum thickness to use. The sheeting would be to highlight between two different woods. I would be grateful to know a good source. Thanks in advance Alan

Hi all I am slowly losing the will to live now.:sob: I am trying to make a pen blank using a picture wrapped about the brass tube and then cast in Aluminite clear (Slow). I have now used two sets of chemicals as the results I am achieving are none too good, in fact they are awful. I mix...

Just when I am getting into cutting my Walnut and Yew blanks into rounds the bandsaw breaks now I need to wait for a replacement. And I still have 11+ Yew blanks to cut as well as a good quantity of the Walnut most of them will be around the 9" to 12" once I get back and cut them.

I used American White Oak and a Walnut backer. It was good to dust down the old Taylor Hobson pantograph. Trump on the scroll saw. - YouTube