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Never have found too much timber gathered with the correct name in isolated areas of the Northern Territory certainly Beef Wood is the common name for both. It is a firm favourite for me with the so definite Medullary Rays providing and great show as the pen is turned around. The amount of...

Elm with Mahogany, maple and ebony accents.

Really nice kits aren’t they? Thought I’d start with a rollerball, fountain pen is next. I think one of the bushings is the wrong size, but it came out ok nonetheless [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Just having a little play. Happy Christmas to all and a healthy 2021. Alan.

This is tortoiseshell cellulose acetate (modern). The customer wanted the keyhole breather in the nib which I think is a nice touch. It’s a 14k Bock. Cheers Ash

I have not stayed current here as life in the USA has gone bonkers. But this is special to me and I wanted to share it. I have had a nice exchange of messages with Alan Morrison for a bit now and we occasionally exchange materials. I was blessed with some Irish Elm and Irish Bog Oak and...

Hi all, as per title..... I sold a green Cholla cactus Omega through a shop only to have a Instagram request for said pen. I explained it had been sold and they still wanted a green pen..... Well I think its green enough...... Double dyed blank from PSI via Axminster(and Robin Hood, please don't...

Lollipop sticks & a Pepsi can on a stainless reusable straw

Hi all, I hate doing picture cap fountains...... You never quite know what's going to work on the lower half..... Well here are 3 commissions that I hope work.... A Fender guitar with red and black swirls.... A Tesla with black blank with white swirls...... And the recipients pet with a cocobola...

Some vintage cellulose. This stuff is old and comes already drilled which isn’t so helpful, especially when wanting to make a section from it. It also comes in fairly narrow diameters so I went for a cap in a different colour, rather than making a more streamline or narrower pen all from the...

Hi all, well following on from my off set turning. I finally managed to get these two turned.... Two Mistrals in Horse chestnut...

Managed to get into the workshop and turn a pen - makes a change :rolling: This is a gift for a very good friend and I know they love the colours - hopefully they will like then pen :thinks: Not very good photo's I am afraid, (I am no good at photos :sob: ) It really does sparkle and the...

Tomorrow I complete my visits to a brilliant Doctor Dentist ,so I made this today between chores to give as a thankyou tomorrow. Peter.:goesred::goesred:

NOTE TO PHIL: I posted here as part of the project is a pen but please move if in the wrong place. This is one of those projects "designed", if I use the term loosely, on the back of an envelope and developed as it progressed. My granddaughter is an enthusiastic Harry Potter fan so I decided to...

with matching key fob [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I recently cut,glued up around fifty Slim blanks to use Streamline centre bands. This one ugly duckling was written SAMBURL,well I thought I only know one Sam,no not him. Whacked it on the lathe just now and the pumkin turned into a coach revealing this kaleidescope of patterns all round. I came...

A joy to find,smell,ribbons at turning ,sheer character ,glad it turned up in my blank room.All round the pen a pleasant journey.:goesred::goesred::goesred: Peter.

Gun metal Omega in Elm.

Hi all another Christmas gift completed, This is a Wood river 24kt wrench pen kit dressed in a Mark Lewin blank (TQ blanks) turned absolutely sweetly and customer loves the colours in it

This pen was made by myself using Authentic Oak from HMS Victory. I Would like to thank the three people who supplied me with the items which enabled me make this quality pen. To the suppliers of the below items. Thankyou. * Mistral FP * Authentic Oak from HMS Victory * Oak Presentation box.