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  1. Garno

    Fountain Pen

    Can anyone tell me if such a thing as a ladies fountain pen exists? On my Christmas prezzie list two ladies, Cathy and Ellie, both like fountain pens but have small hands so the likes of the Churchill are no use to them.
  2. P

    Desert ironwood burl

    Hello gentlemen! I come here regularly, but I have not posted for a long time. Penpal and his goodwill insisted on showing this one for the beauty of the wood. I have always wanted to make a pen of desert ironwood, but I could not find a burl that met my expectations. Patience paid, I recently...
  3. R

    Pens for children

    I want to encourage my grandchildren to use fountain pens and would like to turn some suitable pens. Are there any kits that are particularly good for small hands? Thanks Jim
  4. Pierre

    After pen boredom

    Following the Tempest marathon, I got fed up with pens for a while so I went back to the jewellery box making and with so much time on my hands I got a bit carried away. Just need to round over the edges and sand and finish these 2 So while one is gluing then you start to make the next. So...
  5. L

    OK I'm coming OUT

    Did you hover..........before you clicked? :funny::funny: That,s right I'm left handed.... What did you expect:winking: In anticipation of the following descriptive terms of my capabilities :mooney::mooney::mooney: I really have not addressed my lathe as yet. I am however quite capable with...
  6. Pierre

    golf

    Two women were playing golf. One teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole. The ball hit one of the men. He immediately clasped his hands together at his groin, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in agony. The woman...
  7. Dalboy

    Do You Want a Laugh

    This year I did a talk at my woodturning club about decorating. Now they want one on pen turning for our hands on night this is where I will talk about pens and make one then members have a go themselves
  8. Neil Lawton

    Black Saturday!

    A green Oak bowl 7" x 3". The tree was only felled last week. The tools went black as did the toolrest, bed, jaws, and my hands. :funny: Took longer to clean everything than it took to turn! It will be interesting to see how it moves.
  9. G

    Mistral & Redwood

    As part of my last order from Beaufort Ink, I decided to try a few kits. I had been admiring the results people were getting with the Mistral (in various models and finishes), but I was more interested in the reviews people were giving the kit quality. I will say that the Mistral kit I...
  10. iandel

    Simple Maple pen

    This was a first try at applying a decal to a pen. It was quite fiddly especially with hands that don't always want to work properly!
  11. Pierre

    dont mess....

    A lawyer and a senior citizen are sitting next to each other on a long flight. The lawyer is thinking that seniors are so dumb that he could get one over on them easily. So, the lawyer asks if the senior would like to play a fun game. The senior is tired and just wants to take a nap, so he...
  12. W

    Barometer and clock value

    I recently bought some tools, but unfortunately I had to buy the lot to get the few I wanted!. I am now the not so proud owner of a box full of new Barometers and clocks, loads of replacement hands and a few turned wooded clock blanks. Apparently the last owner made fancy housings for clocks...
  13. P

    Playing with hexagonal blanks

    Hi all! For a Vertex, one hex kit from PSI, I choose a piece of hard wood that I turned a bit oversized. I drilled it, draw some lines and with a hand plane I made a nice hexagonal blank. Then I dipped it for 2 hours in boiling water. After having prepared a tube, I took the blank out of the...
  14. Woody

    Steam punk

    I fancied making a steampunk pen with watch parts and Violet ask me to do one with her Mums 45 year old watch so no pressure. I did the gluing up and moulding yesterday and turned it today she loved it so off to the pub I didn't tell her but I dropped one of the hands so theres only one on the...
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