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I Found a small piece of wood in my scrap box, not sure where it came from - thought I'd turn it up - probably a spare from an old ship model kit from years ago, however it looked interesting ............. I think it's Walnut but I'm not sure. The finish is sanding sealer them polished with...

Hi Guys, so I don't hijack Geoff 's thread.... Ideas to convert a std pen kit into a pen like the Leto... Just use a pin chuck and turn a stopped end pen? Drill through the blank and insert a plug... Turn down? Further ideas please??

5 in x 2 in. Quarter sawn English oak, a very hard & dense blank to turn. After trying all my tools (rather aggressive in such a small piece) I used my Sorby micro modular toolset on it and I must say that they worked a treat - the tiny hollowing tool removes a fair amount of wood without...

With a bit of help I completed my first pen so I am hoping to start my next. I have a pale blank., however I have came across some thin cutting of walnut. Am I being to ambitious to cut my blank in half the long way and insert two or three pieces of th the walnut and superfluid them together in...

Hi all, I have been busy turning some acrylic blanks for a special friend, but business come first so a little break from the acrylic.... Oh to more acrylic ( surprisingly different to turn and finish)..... I think this is a football club?? :pray::pray: Now to get back to my other...

AKA Pau Ferro,Bolivian Rosewood etc. My blank had inclusions in it, fun to turn. Peter.:goesred::goesred:

Hi all, I'm about to turn my first acrylic, I've painted the inside of the drilled holes as Phil advised. I have bought micro mesh and will use them up to their highest grit as the finish. Before I start, is there anything else I should consider? I want to turn it slim, but wonder if this...

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to youuuuu, happy birthday Mr Pittswoooooood, happy Birthday to youuuuuu. Have a good day my lovely :kiss: Now get in that shed and turn me some slickers :face:

Hi guys I'm back and have spent a little time catching up and reading a few posts. From what I have Just been reading I am shocked to find out that if I turn a few pens and alike and even a few more it's not going to make me rich:rolling: At the moment I take Fridays off to count my...

I stopped in Yandles last week as I was driving past and picked up a couple pieces of Wenge. I tried turning it but the finish I ended up with was terrible. I re-sanded it and tried everything... but I could not get it looking good at all. Is this a difficult wood to turn and finish ?

Good afternoon from Winnipeg, As winter approaches, my thoughts turn to time in my heated shop and the hope / desire / need to turn some different pens. I have some Beaufort pens awaiting and some slimline click pens (Groove) also in the wings; but are there other styles I should consider? Are...

Hi all, Sometime ago Derek (Dalboy) gave me an old and decommissioned green bowling ball made from Lignum Vitae. I started to turn it not sure how things were going to develope. It was so hard it put it to one side for a few weeks thinking that I will give it another try later on. I did start...

Couple of acrylic slimline pens made after finding some spare time to turn them.

Do any of you sand the square edges off your pen blanks before you turn them on the lathe ?

there I am, happily sawing away at a big lump of ebony, to make some blanks, when BANG and my band saw stops doing its thing. Nutz i thought, blades busted....nope.....they tyre had split and peeled off the upper wheel. So now i'm stood waiting for axminster (who it has to be said are great for...

Hi guys The quality of pen blanks differ so much between different suppliers. I have had a really bad week in the shed so many disasters to day I sat down and went through all my blanks and binned quite a few. What blanks turn Ok and finish Ok. Acrylic type blanks were should I be buying them in...

Hi all, Four nice wet blanks that I cut today. Going to wet turn them this afternoon, put them in a bag with shavings and leave for a while. Hopefully they will turn out ok as, I think, the grain looks great. I think they're Oak, but not too sure. I though Corona was a drink ...... Cheers...

Another GT Knurl. Not much you can do with the aluminum. Just turn rings.

Hi all Am new to the forum, keen to get into the world of pen turning , have managed to turn my first one today Look forward to many more Denzil

Hi all, I bough some bowl blanks that were advertised on Ebay............mistake. I bought them some time ago and they have been kicking about the workshop for months so, as I have a day to myself, I thought I would turn a small bowl that I can finish today. I mounted the blank and started to...