Hi all, started pen turning in November last year, after I saw an instructable on how to make a pen from paper The paper pen
Got a lathe for my 50th last November and have made about 150 pens so far.
really enjoying this life controlling hobby :S and have no real plans to slow down making them. Sell most of what I make cheap, to fund more kits. Added a 500mW laser, and now engrave them to order.
Absolutely love turning things, and amongst the unusual as an experiment, I made a blank out of peppers, garlic and rock salt, bound with C.A. (I shall not be having any kind of salt in any other creation! What was I thinking?!) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1655849961358536.1073741835.1650418075235058&type=3 Made a fantastic pen. (At least I think it was!) Don't know if that last link will work. Also got a hand vacuum pump, after figuring how to remove voids, then saw loads of Youtube vids on the same subject. All good fun. Anyhoo - I've prattled on long enough. Wood is waiting to be turned!!
B.T.W The nickname comes from the fact I am a singer (In U.K parlance 'a Turn') not an egomaniac pen turner!.
Got a lathe for my 50th last November and have made about 150 pens so far.
really enjoying this life controlling hobby :S and have no real plans to slow down making them. Sell most of what I make cheap, to fund more kits. Added a 500mW laser, and now engrave them to order.
Absolutely love turning things, and amongst the unusual as an experiment, I made a blank out of peppers, garlic and rock salt, bound with C.A. (I shall not be having any kind of salt in any other creation! What was I thinking?!) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1655849961358536.1073741835.1650418075235058&type=3 Made a fantastic pen. (At least I think it was!) Don't know if that last link will work. Also got a hand vacuum pump, after figuring how to remove voids, then saw loads of Youtube vids on the same subject. All good fun. Anyhoo - I've prattled on long enough. Wood is waiting to be turned!!
B.T.W The nickname comes from the fact I am a singer (In U.K parlance 'a Turn') not an egomaniac pen turner!.