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Anyone here use friction polish to buff up your pens? I think this is the first time I have asked a question on here without me writing a 5 page essay before it :ciggrin:

Not easy to turn but very enjoyable none the less :ciggrin:

My Silver Birch pen blanks are finally ready! :ciggrin:

Got a request for 3 bullet pens in oak as a surprise pressy for 3 mates travelling to France for D Day 75 year celebrations. They'll be there nowif they didn't get pulled by security at the border as the pens were hidden in their luggage. Catching a ferry to France from Ireland so may be in...

If you look really carefully you can see these blanks moved a little bit before they were thoroughly dry! :ciggrin:

Not a very interesting title I know but I enjoyed making it. It's a "fat slimline"..... Pretty obvious how it was done, I won't tell you guys how to suck eggs. :ciggrin:

Having had a couple of failures yesterday :sob: I made a pen just to reassure myself that I can :fingers:

I know a certain 3 year old who will love this, quite enjoyed making it as well :ciggrin: Baby rabbits are 1/2 thickness and stacked.

This is worth millions of brownie points, I can get just about anything I want now. Won't have any savings left though as it's part one of spending the kids inheritance. :ciggrin: after her hip operations and the drugs have stopped she's realised just how much worse her arthritis is in her foot...

Tried some grooves filled with coloured epoxy!:rolling: was really to try out the cutting tool made from a saw blade that I was reminded to do from a post the other day! :ciggrin:

I wonder..:ciggrin: Woodturning A pen from compact disc cases !! - YouTube :rolling: