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I suppose it was inevitable my Daughter in law makes rings and jewellery and all sorts of other stuff using resins and colour additives as a side line whilst holding down a full time job. I bought a mould from Pen Blanks and Moulds and asked her to have a go at casting a pen blank. Looks like we...

Hi Pen Folk. It's been quite a long time since I made a pen, due to various commitments, and I haven't been on here much as a result. Good to see a lot of nice looking pens have been posted since I was last on here. I do plan to get back in the workshop this week and, given that Phil is about...

Since Peter posted an absolutely stunning Olive wood Pen I thought I would share these 3 which are all olive wood but not from the same place as Peters Olive. Haven't made any pens for some time but made a few recently, the first 2 of these are Olive root rather than the actual wood itself.

I know it's a long post, but please have a read of this - it's important The software behind the Penturners Forum is changing, because the current platform is decidedly archaic! Back in the day, vBulletin was the best of the bunch. It's the software that has powered the Forum since the...

Tried again 10” yew bowl see if it works this time

Made this little lot up for orders this morning 3 saftey razors 3 Mach 3 razor’s and 3 seam rippers time now to put me feet up lol

Bought it 8 yrs ago it is now in place in a smaller room in my workshop so I can effectively heat this area. Happy note the winter is thawing,next month spring and I turn 88.From Chaos,the 32 mm bench is bolted to my previous steel working bench was an awful experience the steel plated top was...

There was a bit of movement with both of these when clamping that I didnt notice at the time. Such is life.

Another new 'thing' this time just a simple tealight holder... Regards Padster

Hi all, I'm Spencer and I live in sunny Eastbourne (originally a south east London boy). I was a lurker here for a long time but life was a bit hectic to really get involved. I've been a part time pen maker for a few years. Took a bit of a detour from that to do other things but now back...

First time I have used this kit and will most definitely be using it again. The resin was an absolute joy to turn.

Last year I posted this. https://www.penturners.co.uk/off-topic-forum/25576-sneak-preview.html Before I went down south I thought I better finish it off. Gary had the correct answer the first time, he will have to come here and pick up his prize.:tongue:

Where have you mob been? Have yous been hiding I haven't yous for a long time. :tongue::tongue:

Another ladies this time in oak and gold.

I purchased this little beauty way back in January of this year 2022. It is the PSI Woodworking CSPENCHK2 PSI Woodworking CSCPENCHK2 Large Dedicated Pen Blank Drilling Lathe Chuck Capacity : Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools It is a great bit of kit for use in drilling a hole dead centre through a...

and so did a project or 3 but finally managed some ME time in the shed

Hi all, not strictly turning related but, As a carpenter in my daily job I like sharp tools and thought I was pretty good, I have played withloads of things over time... Starting with oil stones, then DMT stones, ceramic, I had a Tormek for a long time until I replaced it with a Sorby...

With this design you have to make two blanks at a time

Well it had to happen didn't it, I haven't used the lathe for a fortnight and it's got the right hump.... It seemed to be over running / taking longer to slow to a stop than normal, I put it under load to drill a blank and it refused to start when I turned it back on.... Pic enclosed:funny: So a...

Hi Pen People A bit of a beefier pen this. it takes a larger converter than I usually supply with the pens I make. It has around twice the volume that the standard cartridge converter, which is huge in fountain pen terms. It was more to satisfy my curiosity on how it would work and look, rather...