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  1. woodhacker

    vertex problem

    Its been quite a while since i turned a pen so thought I'd have a go at some I've had for a fair bit. Vertex click pencil, turned smashin, assembly was another matter:sob::sob::sob:, tried to press the tip nut which is ribbed... far too tight bellied the brass out and smashed the blank. Be...
  2. flexi

    Yew,

    Hi all, I know I said I was trying something else, but I knackered two inlace blanks for a Vertex and a camo for a bolt action.... So I stuck with a Levech and a manky piece of Yew
  3. J

    Vertex bushings

    Hi all, Can anyone tell me if Vertex bushings are the same as anything else? eg sierra etc. Thanks James
  4. angelo49

    Golden Buckeye Vertex

    Golden Buckeye Burl Vertex
  5. silver

    Vertex Popular Burr

    Chrome Vertex in Popular Burr. Melamine finish
  6. Steve68

    A bit different

    I doubt it's to everyone's taste but here's a Pazzaz in Bocote and a Vertex in Black Locust.. Obviously the pens are magnetic and stick to the wall. :funny: The picture was orientated correctly when posted.
  7. Steve68

    Unsure on bushes

    I've just bought a few pen kits that I haven't tried turning before and I'm a little unsure about the required bushes. Nothing expensive as I still class myself as a beginner. The kits are from Pencrafts and they are Polaris, Vertex and Executive. I've been through the bushes section of the...
  8. flexi

    Vertex click

    Hi all...as the title a Gun metal Vertex in some Horsechestnut from our Neil Lawton....
  9. silver

    Vertex hexagonal

    Here it is, final job after making a new router jig to run better on my lath rather than a modified one. Kit - Vertex PSI chrome Blank - Ghost Gum from Mark wm460 Finish - Dipping method.. First time to actually commit to using this method but not convinced I have it right yet. but may not...
  10. Penpal

    My take on VERTEX PENS

    My take making Vertex pens in 2010 I have always taken them seriously, loved making them for all reasons. Thanks Neil for the warning of cheap copies of this beaut kit. Peter. PS sorry for the ring in wrong pic.
  11. P

    Paper on Vertex hexagonal pens

    Hi all! I recently had the pleasure to write a paper in More Woodturning Magazine, a collaboration with Don Ward about how to make a Vertex hex pen. Don goes with a Pen wizard, I use a handplane. MWM is an online monthly magazine. I find it interesting and inexpensive. They often speak about...
  12. qquake2k

    Vertex Click Makers Mark

    This is a Vertex click pen in gunmetal. The blank is oak, from a Makers Mark whiskey barrel. This was commissioned by a friend of mine, for his friend who is a Makers Mark fan. This will be getting laser engraved. The finish is Watco Danish Oil.
  13. qquake2k

    Vertex Click Cross

    My brother-in-law is a minister, and he'll be leaving his church of 15 years next month. He invited me to the going away party at the church, so I wanted to make something special for him and his wife. I decided to try these blanks from PSI that have embedded crosses. I chose Vertex Click pens...
  14. flexi

    Advice please

    Hi all...i have now had two requests for "musical" fountain pens....no not all singing, but with a theme for a musician...i was thinking about a laser inlay kit, i know they fit Sierra ( not a FP) and the Vertex but they want a more traditional FP ie jnr Gent... Any ideas???? I did also think...
  15. wm460

    My New Toys.

    Derek Ask for photo's, so here they are. 100mm Vertex sviwelling vise. Vertex tail stock, why did I need this? :thinks:
  16. GSteer

    Sourcing Vertex Click Pen in Gold in the EU / US Import

    Morning all, My dear ole' Mums birthday is coming up in May and she'd like a pen made by me, after meandering through ums and aahs over woods it turned to kits. Due to her MS she can't operate a twist pen so a clicker it needs to be. I researched threads here and the general consensus seems to...
  17. H

    Sneezewood Vertex Rollerball with Gun Metal Plating By Heartwoodturning

    I make pens everyday. I enjoy it so much it is my full time job now as well as my hobby. Every so often I make one which I fall in love with. I gave this one to Graham who owns one of the shops who stocks my work. This is my third completed Vertex rollerball pen. I made the other two out of...
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