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One of my own pours. My blue abalone with dyed Big Leaf Maple cap ends, love the way the denser parts of the wood didn't take the dye Brad

This has probably been discussed but since I am not very good at forum searches thought it best to just ask. When you assemble twist pens that have a grain pattern that you are trying to match between the top & bottom sections of the pen how do you align the 2 parts? With the nib out as the pen...

As promised this was a request on Sunday morning for a Christmas present well I did not start it until Monday morning rummaged through the wood store and then went and turned most of the parts the time it took was not very long in terms of the turning it was waiting for things to dry that took...

Three pens turned from different parts of the horn.

Finished the lorry today made from tulip wood and mahogany. This is just a toy for a young great grandson so it was a decision as to whether to make the body tip so I decided to have it fixed when he is a little older then I can make one with some working parts. I have used chestnut products...

I recently thought I would invest in a bit of new "technology" to help me make blanks with inclusions, particularly watch parts pens. I'm referring to UV cured resin, which seemed ideal for fixing the parts to the tube. All went well placing the parts, but after casting, the outline of the resin...

Sorry Phil Dart if this is not allowed.... I also turned this wee stunner today (4 hrs after it arrived, just to let the glue dry:ciggrin:) This is a new kit from Beaufort the Etisia..... I love the size and shape of this kit, especially the finial and also the subtle steps between parts...

Hi all, my latest from Mik Lawrence in OZ, I just love it, Abalone base with his watch parts, wire bands and Ali tape....

Stumbling in U Tube ideas . Use a plastic storage box. In each corner stand and anchor clear of the fluids rebar rods joined using steel wire,never copper cause of the way it goes funny.Piece of wood to sit across the top to hold the object in the centre. Mix laundry soda 3 or 4 tablespoons in...

hello, i am simon from portsmouth, i would like to make a cigar style pen from wood. my dad has a hobby metal lathe that i was thinking about using. i would like to make parts rather than buy a kit. is there a post that shows how to make a mandrel and bushes? thanks simon

Hi, A good friend of mine is a talented photographer and he offered to carry out a photo shoot of my pens, I’ve attached three of my watch parts pens, there will be more to follow over the next few weeks. Hope you like them.

Hi fellow pen turners, This is the first time that I have attempted to attach photos to a message so I hope that it worked. If so these are a few of my watch parts pens, they take a while but the results are worth it. Hope you like them.

Made another box this time I faced the drawers with 3mm Purple Heart to give a contrast. The insides I finished with suede tec with works very well but the glue leeched through the masking tape in parts and into the wood. It sinks in deep and is a devil to remove hence the traces of blue.

Hi all, This is the result of over three days work and four attempts, but I think it turned out OK in the end. Parts assembled well and without any problems.:banana: I quite like this one.

Last one for today and this is my favourite and a definite keeper. This is my first Zephyr and won't be my last. A really well machined kit with simple and perfectly fitting parts so easy to make up and a different looking pen from the norm :thumbs:

I am new to this forum, my name is Svein Viland and I am located in Norway. My aim is to find the required parts for making pens from bullet cartridges, and in particular .50 cal (12.7mm). Is there anybody in this group that can recommend the required parts (except the cartridge) and where to...

One of my steampunk bolt action pens using watch parts, I used CA glue to bond the carbon braid to the brass tube then trimmed the carbon back each end on a disc sander. I made a set of dies to shape the watch parts the same diameter of the tube then anealed/cleaned and glued said watch parts to...

I have been making a lot of bullet pens, which means I use slimline kits, well most of the kit parts, I now have a load of nibs and centre bands, and im bu**ered if i can find a use for them, so if anyone is in need of nibs and or centre bands from slimline kits, please feel free to drop me a pm...

I have a gift for not knowing when I am in water over my head. Made my first clip. Then I said to myself, "Self...you know how to solder. There must be more. If you can solder, you can form a band. If you can solder and form a band, a plate added to a band makes a cap. No worries. How...

Got my bandsaw sorted so i thought I would get my scroll saw up and running ( got it from the same guy as the bandsaw) A quick look at the hegner site confirms I am missing some parts, these parts are available at a price so was wondering if anyone has maybe moved to a better scroll saw and has...