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Hi all, Been making a few of these lately to sell on... Might get onto some turning soon:banana::banana:

Good afternoon everyone. Many thanks for letting me join what looks like a great forum. I am totally new to woodturning and have yet to turn anything, I am hoping that I have not bit off more than I can chew by choosing pen making as my chosen hobby. I have been working on sorting out my shed...

It has been quite awhile since I have been here. I was flipping through some of my bookmarked sites and this one came up and thought I would stop by and see some old names. Good to see some of the projects too. Just wanted to say hello and yes I am still making pens and also scrollsawing...

I am fairly new to pen turning I watched a review on youtube of a guy that has been making pens for about the same length of time as me. All though to give him his due he is making kitless/bespoke pens. I could not believe that people are buying them for £125 plus. I am obviously doing something...

Hi all, guess what I got for Christmas! A nice new wood lathe. I think my wife would like me to follow a new hobby. I am completely new to pen making, but I already have a Peatol modelmaker's lathe , so I am aware of methods of the actual making, but have no idea what I have to buy and what I...

Some vintage cellulose. This stuff is old and comes already drilled which isn’t so helpful, especially when wanting to make a section from it. It also comes in fairly narrow diameters so I went for a cap in a different colour, rather than making a more streamline or narrower pen all from the...

Sorry but this pen is Pink and for my dear wife enjoy I really enjoyed making this one. James

Hi all I think this is a good way to use up those expensive off cuts. I really do enjoy making these.. a fun little project Cheers Frederick stuck to the wall again :funny::funny::funny:

Hi all, I now have my camera back so I can take pictures again. Had some spare time (no pun intended) so enjoyed making this. Off to buy some raw beech so today wil be chainsawing and end sealing. Cheers Frederick and it's the correct way up. Focus could be better but it wouldn't be...

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

I am still working on models but only the tractor now that the truck and loco are finished. The last few days have been dedicated to making the wheels for the tractor. The third and forth photos are the front wheels. I only need two but will see which are the best ones. The rest is some of...

Hi folks, Man of few words so this introduction will be short. I’ve been turning for several years now starting of course with pens and then moving on to bowls, clocks and most things in between. Recently I’ve done a 180 and found myself back making pens and really enjoying it. A...

With apologies to Mark who 1) knows about shooting and 2) knows about making pens... I've cobbled this together: It's a Winchester 243 (doesn't mean a lot to me I'm afraid) And as I've only made kits before, I'm quietly quite proud of myself in making it into an actual working pen...

I made my first kit pen exactly a year ago today. It was actually a pencil because I needed one for my workshop. I was quite dismissive of pen making at the time if I’m honest but, as I don’t need to explain to anybody on here, it soon grabbed hold of me. Before that my journey into wood...

Here's number 8 in my journey of lockdown learning a new hobby. This is in Ice Kirinite, Bock number 6 rose gold nib ( I bought 5 to start with so they are all going to be like this until a new order comes in! ) Its the first time I have attempted to fit some "furniture" to a pen, making these...

Hi Everyone, I sometimes make pens with glued sections of timber. One that I particularly like is, for example, maple bands in ebony, or vice versa. However, I often find that the darker timber discolours the lighter timber, making it beige or, even worse, just a dirty grey colour. Does anyone...

I’ve been abit prolific this week with my first acrylics making 3 pens finished

I've been thinking about making cardistry style pens for a while, but I'm not sure how I stand with copyright issues. I know people have been making these for a while now and wondered if there are any payments to be made to the artist/designer? I would be looking to sell them.

Following the Tempest marathon, I got fed up with pens for a while so I went back to the jewellery box making and with so much time on my hands I got a bit carried away. Just need to round over the edges and sand and finish these 2 So while one is gluing then you start to make the next. So...

Had some of these kits for ages finally got round to making one. Gold Tempest on wood from my Aussie burr box