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The postie called yesterday with a parcelfrom flexi (our Mark Tassel). There were 12 .303, 12 .308 cartridges & 5 bullet nibs. Thank you for your generosity Mark it is very much appreciated.

I've seen a few turnings of birds on the internet, so I thought I'd do one myself for a bit of fun. He's called Pingue and stands about 5 inches tall

The postie called with a lovely pen our from Vic Perrin for Blind veterans. It is a bullet pen with Afghan ply which will go down a treat. No pic I'm afraid as we have the builders in doing alterations & things are up & down at present. Woody & I are going to Llandudno from the 14th for a week...

A Tempest dressed in a blank called Oxford!

Hi folks Another earring stand, it stands 7" high and is 4.5" diameter, these stands are inspired by a very talented pro turner called Steve Jones, look him up on youtube under woodturner21, anyway hope you like it cheers Andy

As the competition is now over I can place my pen here. An Omega with what I called a home made festive blank. Comments welcome

This pen is called Crown Jewel, for obvious reasons. The blank is called Azure. Not as cheesy as I had expected.

This is a new kit from Woodturningz called King. The blank is called Black & Bronze Swirl, and is from PSI. I like the style of this kit. It's only available in the one finish, gunmetal and chrome. The body is very short, which makes it fast and easy to complete.

This is a Manhattan click stylus pen in gunmetal. The blank is called Aqua & Green Swirl. Very pretty blank.

Phil Dart at Beaufort Ink is introducing a new range of pens which he has personally designed and had made up. He kindly sent me one of the new range to have a go at called the "Tempest". I have dressed it in Redwood Burr. As you can see it is a clicker pen and I must say that the Clicker...

This is a new to me kit called the Tetra, from Berea. It has a mesh stylus on the finial, and the finish is gunmetal and gold. The blank is an acrylic acetate called blue swirl. Very pretty blank. I made this for a friend who prefers "skinny" pens. But I really don't like slimline pens, so I...

This is a "hybrid" cigar pen from Berea. It's called hybrid, because it's chrome with satin accents. The blank is from Beartooth Woods, and is called Stormy River. Very pretty blank, and a nice combination, I think.

I had a visitor called to see me la few days ago, it was Peter, Woodhacker. We spent a nice couple of hours nattering & swapping ideas & skills with another Woodturning friend of mine, Basil. I showed him around the cave which didn't take long as it's cosy. Then duty called. A call from his good...

The pen is a Knurl GT in black and chrome, with stylus tip. The blank is a Woodshed, called Botanical. The blank really surprised me, it's spectacular!

Here is a new kit from PSI, called the Cortona. This one is chrome and gold, and has a stylus on the finial. The blank is from Exotic Blanks, and is called Fiery Brown Embers. Nice blank. Not too sure about the kit, you'll see why. I thought Cortona was an odd name for a pen kit, so I Googled...

Another of the new Executive stylus pens. The blank is another Aquabright, called Black & White swirl. Nice looking blank.

This is a new Berea kit called the Yari, that I purchased from Exotic Blanks. The finish is called Hardite and Chrome. Hardite is apparently a new plating for Berea. The blank is an acrylic from Exotic Blanks, called Hawaii Blue Mesh. I really like the blank and the shape of the pen. I thought...