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paints

  1. Dalboy

    Pot

    Fresh off the lathe Oak and ABW the knob is white acrylic 6" tall X 4" wide Pyrography outlines and finished with airbrush paints before acrylic sander sealer and satin lacquer photographed from both sides
  2. Dalboy

    Autumn

    I was not sure about the pattern to start with but when applying the last coat of finish a friend came in and asked how much when I told them they brought it before the varnish had dried need I have worried. This measures 8" X 2" made from field maple sprayed with ebonising spray and the leaves...
  3. L

    Casting my own blanks

    He people I am fairly new to pen turning but have jumped straight in and also started casting my own pen blanks. I currently use polyester resin with mica powders with really good results but also am using enamel paints ( humbrol) to get none pearlescent colours, the paints mix really easy and...
  4. Dalboy

    Miniture Bird Houses

    I am sure we all end up with bits not knowing what to do with them. I throw mine into a box just for little projects like this. Little bird houses made yesterday Made with various woods. There is Chestnut, London Plane, Yew, Spalted beech, Oak and Maple. The roofs are Laburnum, Oak and the...
  5. sammy

    Biro

    I've just purchased a collet chuck for doing some small turnings and tried it out by turning a pen with it just for a bit of fun. For the nib and ink I used the bits out of an old biro. The paints are metallic acrylics, borrowed from my wife's mountain of arty crafty stuff. George
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