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Islander

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Shropshire
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Jeffery
Already found information I needed, also have spent a few pounds on some blanks recommended in article. This site will be costing me a fortune at this rate!!! Just about to turn my first pen, hopefully many more to come with lots of grandchildren entering uni soon and will be needing writing equipment.
 
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flexi

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Maidstone
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mark
Welcome to the second most expensive hobby... And a warm welcome to the forum, glad we could be of help, looking forward to seeing what you have in mind :thumbs: :thumbs:
 
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Islander

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Shropshire
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Jeffery
Completed first pen today. Transition not good but pen feels good in the hand. Really enjoyed this fellows tutorial. Yes I copied his pen design!
Have photo but cannot see how to post it.
 
Tom.1946

Tom.1946

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Northern Ireland
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Tom
Welcome to the group.
Apart from giving away for raffles and relatives and friends. I have only sold about four. At present a have a case filled with wooden slimlines, another with fifteen wooden Sierras and about ten with coloured wood and a further case with 15 Streamline pens plus some bullet pens and a few acrylic pens. Wife wants to know why I have boxes of pens and blanks when I don't sell any..
She says should be on that program on TV regarding hoarders........
 
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Islander

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Shropshire
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Jeffery
Tom.1946 said:
Welcome to the group.
Apart from giving away for raffles and relatives and friends. I have only sold about four. At present a have a case filled with wooden slimlines, another with fifteen wooden Sierras and about ten with coloured wood and a further case with 15 Streamline pens plus some bullet pens and a few acrylic pens. Wife wants to know why I have boxes of pens and blanks when I don't sell any..
She says should be on that program on TV regarding hoarders........
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Not sure I would get away with that, something about more important things to do,
 
Hallelujahal

Hallelujahal

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Lincolnshire
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Alex
Islander said:
Already found information I needed, also have spent a few pounds on some blanks recommended in article. This site will be costing me a fortune at this rate!!! Just about to turn my first pen, hopefully many more to come with lots of grandchildren entering uni soon and will be needing writing equipment.
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This hobby is super expensive once you get going! However there’s just a chance that you’ll recoup a few quid every now and then with a few sales.
Welcome to the madness 👍😀
 
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howsitwork?

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north york (gods own county)
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Ian
Hallelujahal said:
This hobby is super expensive once you get going! However there’s just a chance that you’ll recoup a few quid every now and then with a few sales.
Welcome to the madness 👍😀
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Don’t know what you all mean ! 🤔. It’s not like your spending a fortune putting white balls down rabbit holes is it ?

Like ladies in shoe shops we regularly “save a fortune “ , and we make gifts for friends and SWMBO at intervals !

If you really want to economise fit a treadle to the lathe and tell em it’s exercise ! 🤣🤣🤣

Don‘t be put off Jeffrey remember it’s as much the fun of the journey as arriving at the destination ( everytime she navigates I mentally repeat this mantra many ,many times )
 
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