As a follow up to my last post, I have now competed my set of three pens in novel (to me) materials: ebony, brass and soapstone. Put them on a Walnut base for as a holiday gift. I hope you all don't mind two posts so close together, but I promise not to post too frequently!
Note: you can see...
Final price drop, $4.50/set. At 50 cents/blank if no interest, they go to the burn ring.
6 sets of 9 quilted/spalted natural colored Silver Maple blanks. All of these are of great color and mixed character. All are nice blanks with 1 or 2 very nice and 1 or 2 with larger worm holes, knots or...
Cheap pen kit and first attempt - lots more to learn
Need better light at the lathe - couldn't see the smaller scratches until the photo
Finish took several attempts - kept sanding through the glue layer
Wood is fallen Manzanita from local fires
This is only my 5th Birthday Bash, but thinking back over the past 5 years, the overall quality of all entries seems to be elevated compared to the previous 4 years.
There have always been great entries and I can’t speak to years prior to 2018. But it seems both the quality and variation have...
Seven entries this year. Please VOTE for your favorite! Poll closes at midnight February 25th.
Entry #1
Title: Dyed Peppercorn
Description: My neighbor's daughter made this pen herself and tried a CA finish for the first time. My role was only in an advisory capacity only with an absolute...
there doesn't seem to be a larger debate over a good starting pen for beginning pen turners and while there isn't a actual answer to the question we can at least find a pen that is close enough. I would say a good staring pen would be the Compson which can be found on penn state industries or...
This listing is for ~ 4+ lb ( around 1850 gram ) of BETHLEHEM olive wood cutoffs that were left over while cutting turning blanks. They are highly figured and still contain moisture. The box will contain random pieces pictured. . around 30mm to 60mm ( random sizes ) .
Can be use as pen blanks ...
Just finished a set of pens for gifting during the holidays (or maybe sale)... It’s weird how your favorite pen in a set can change from blank to turning to finishing and finally assembly.