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Folks I have been asked to provide a wooden pen as a present for someone laster this month. hOWEVER, it needs to have a Dutch these as the recipient is from Holland. all ideas welcomed as always David

Does anyone know if pencrafts.co.uk is still NOT operating??? if not any ideas when it will???

Been asked to make "something" for end of school term for teachers to gift to the school kids. But not pens/pencils or spinning tops. Anyone got any ideas that would obviously be cheap n easy to make n would only cost a couple quid

Hi Guys, so I don't hijack Geoff 's thread.... Ideas to convert a std pen kit into a pen like the Leto... Just use a pin chuck and turn a stopped end pen? Drill through the blank and insert a plug... Turn down? Further ideas please??

Evening, my daughter has just moved into a new house (to her) that has an established garden. There are numerous trees which I’ve been able to identify, but this one is new to me. Any ideas please? Thanks. Tree is around 30 feet high with a girth if around 8 inches. The leaf is around three...

Help with some ideas. Looking for a pen kit with a Pirate Theme. Give me some ideas please Glen:praying:

Hi all Just wondered how you store the pens you make. I’ve looked around and there are many options but I’m looking for your recommendations. Ideally I’d like a small set of drawers which can hold say 20-30 pens. I’d like it to be fairly nice looking in wood if possible. Or any other ideas...

Not sure where to post this but I came across this image the other day and wondered if there might be a video of the process out there. Hope it’s ok to post the picture. Any ideas anyone?

As the title, I have some ideas that I want to play with so the wife brought me this little piece of equipment to play with as a Christmas present. Spent an hour setting it all up as the metal cradle needed bending into shape as well as being bolted together, then the bottom brick(under the...

M y first 2 1/2" 24 caret Gold Plated Magnifying Glass, 2 x Magnification. Handle in Cherry. Any ideas what I should charge

Hi everyone I have a bench mounted drill press which I use a lot. It's the type that has a post without the 'teeth' on it , therefore adjustment has to be made via the clamp. I've always found this quite difficult but having had a recent accident with my right hand, it's become more of a...

I am looking for new ideas for next year years craft fairs. If you have any pictures of your stalls let us see them, perhaps it might give us new ideas for setting up.

Morning all, Remember the bowl I went through the bottom of, well, this is what I did with it. The problem is, what do I do with it now? I enjoyed doing it and the practice served me well but I can't see a use for it. Open to any (polite :funny: ) ideas of course I suppose I could stick a tea...

Hi, I have been using CA as a finish for many months now , and whilst it wears well I am not always happy with the glassy finish it leaves, any ideas on other hard wearing finishes guys?

Just wanted to ask what do you use for pressing pens, i have looked at the axminster one and don't really want to fork out £60, i have seen a few ideas on youtube but thought id ask to see what you guys recommend, Thanks in advance Jim

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...

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Hi all I have been thinking a lot about pen engraving and lasers. There are a few youtube videos but I would like to know more. Knowing me, I will probably tattoo myself:rolling: If anyone has any ideas on the best make of machine, type etc. I would be very grateful. Cheers Frederick

:thinks: Must be a way to make some pens out of this. Any ideas on finishing and making it last more than 5 minutes? :whistling:

I’ve been scratching my head on how to best cut a cable hole/slot in the back of this unit on my boat. It’s underneath the gunwale and there’s a 6in height gap and 4.5in to the back of the unit under the gunwale. I was thinking an angle drill with a hole saw to fit one of those desk type cable...