Back to work on Monday so I am quite glad that I managed to get done what I wanted to get done. I have expanded on the workshop a bit and I have managed to get some new blank making stuff. * Pen Making Well this week has been mad, I have accepted about 4 different commissions this week alone. If it keeps on going … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk12: Blanks a plenty

Well I hope you are all doing well and are staying healthy. Pen making has been a little slow this week but I have actually done some, which is better than none. * Pen making This weeks project was to attempt to get a few new skills in my repertoire. The first was ink windows, clear resins have been a bit of a pain in … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Week 11: More windows

Apologies, I have been a bit lax posting the weekly updates here. I’ll post up to date. Continue reading Been a bit lax

* Pen making I have been very lazy but I have finished off the [pen for a client](https://i.imgur.com/98Oxeow.jpg). They wanted the holes drilled in the barrel and a roll stop. The roll stop is actually a magnetic finial from a visconti that the client sent along with the pen. There was a choice between that and a gold tie pin, I think the visconti one … Continue reading Pen Making Update Y2 Week 10: Sunny days and pen making

Hey all, Hope you are faring well, still in lockdown however I have been called into work Monday. How are things with you? Anyway, on with the show. * Pen making Well I have been teaching myself a few new things this week. The blank making is coming along leaps and bounds since I bought some more resin and some new colours. I also got … Continue reading Pen Making Update Y2 Week 9: Sunny days and lots of polishing