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  1. Garno

    Pen virginity lost

    Here are the first two pens I have ever turned, As with the bowl I really want to share it with you. The ball pen is a Zeta made out of Olive it has a twist function. The Fountain pen I made second is an Omega made from Turkey Oak (My view when looking at it is that it is a stunning pen) Gary
  2. R

    Colt drill bits

    If you have not tried colt drill bits before you are missing a treat. I have used them for a while now, but they have stopped making them. My old ones have made hundreds of pens and starting to feel their age. So when I spotted some in the USA at Taylor tools on offer as they had bought out the...
  3. Phil Dart

    £500k of fountain pens

    Jailed finance boss stole £2.7m and spent £500k on fountain pens. Sadly he didn't come knocking on my workshop door Jailed finance boss stole PS2.7m and spent PS500k on fountain pens | News | West Midlands Police
  4. flexi

    Thinning out 2

    Hi all, Please find the first two lists of kits, if i have the bushes for the specific kit it will say so, i generally turn on cone centers with calipers.... Box A, Sierra click pen x2 gold Sierra click pencil x2 gold PSI Nautical x1 antique pewter x1 antique copper Knurl GT...
  5. pittswood

    Not one, but six.

    Just an update to the Rhondda Tunnel Society pens, that I started to make for them. To date, 55 pens made and posted to the members of the society, all made with the teak rail track keys from the tunnel. They are selling well, with half of the cost of each pen donated to the Rhondda Tunnel fund...
  6. Geoff Kent

    Nibster

    Hi all,like most of you I have my favourite kits and suppliers.I like to try something different now and again and this is one of them.Called the Nibster from Prokraft,its a nice little kit.The woood is Oak with melamine finish.A feature I have not seen on other fountain pen kits is the fact...
  7. R

    Fountain and Rollerball set in mango

    My first set :-)
  8. R

    Get off ma horse

    Thought I'd share a fountain pen sketch I did of John Wayne many moons ago, portrait art is one of my passions along with fountain pens and this was the only sketch I did with one. I plan on doing many more now that I make my own pens! :-)
  9. Tiny James

    New bee from Warwickshire UK

    Hello all fellow penturners I newish to turning and have my own lathe bought some time ago from Axminister. So when I first turned my first and only pen it was a pen from Axminister I believe it was a Majestic Fountain pen and I turned it it white and gold acrylic, (had to paint the brass tube...
  10. penturner

    Big Ben watch fountain pen

    Decided to try my hand at watch fountain pens. This is the result. Many thanks to Brad for making the blank.
  11. flexi

    Tickled pink

    Hi all, a massive shout out to Phil Dart again, This is a Marla feather blank on a Mistral fountain, both stocked by Phil..... I love the colours in this, they are so clear
  12. M

    Help! Executive fountain pen - cartridges

    Hi, The executive fountain pen - need to source cartridges for customer. It has a long ink cartridge, does this go under other names and where can they be purchased from? My g**gle searches seem to take me in circles back to companies that sell their own fancy pens....
  13. Pops92

    Turning Black Ebony

    Have just been given these nby a friend who's father is having a shed clear out. Looking at the pricing thinking before 1971. Also was given a fountain pen kit as old again all the bits there so good news. Having never worked with this wood, is it difficult it looks very hard.
  14. M

    Olive fountain pen

    To add to my attempts at fountain pens - a junior gentleman in Olive wood. Gorgeous bit of wood!
  15. E

    First fountain pen

    This is my first commission. Although not sure how much to charge for it.
  16. M

    First acrylic fountain pen

    Turned my first in acrylic, second ever fountain pen today! Executive model, can't remember the name of the blank, if it even came with one! :whistling:
  17. M

    My first fountain pen!

    I made my first ever fountain pen today! It's a craft pro kit, the Executive in oak. I've been too scared to try for ages, thinking it would be really complicated and the drilling was a nightmare! The turning and assembly were much easier than expected and I'm rather pleased. It's a...
  18. G

    Modern Fountain Pen

    Decided to go for a more modern Fountain Pens in the future.. With the tube at over 80mm long this makes a substantial project and has a pen cap that posts on the heel of the pen with a good quality Taiwanese pre-installed nylon seal (some similar kits require self-installation) I love it...
  19. The Cabinermaker

    My 2000 segment fountain pen

    Hi guys, just wanted to share with you all my latest projest, it a fountain pen that has 2000 pieces of blue dyed poplar and cherry veneer in. This was a real challenge to glue up and also try and drill perfectly in the middle because trying to hold a 5 sided object in a 4 jaw chuck doesn't...
  20. J

    Lapis Lazuli Fountain Pen

    A Gold & Chrome fountain pen , made using a Conway Stewart Lapis Lazuli acrylic.
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