The workshop Ok there is some big news. As you may have guessed by the picture, I have received my lathe and I set it up. With the help from u/newtonpens (thank you man!) I got it sitting so there is a 0.1mm deviation from one end of a turned blank to the other. If I tried harder with some shims I could get this … Continue reading Pen making update 31: Lathes Ahoy!

* Pen making As you can see by the video above, I am back to the pen making. I had another commission to do a pen using the [Kirinite pearl blanks](https://www.beaufortink.co.uk/pen-blanks/kirinite-pearl-series-pen-blanks/) these blanks are amazing. This is my third pen using them and it looks like this one isn’t going to be any different. The material is so easy to work with too, it is … Continue reading Pen making update 30: Yes there is pen stuff this week.

* Penmaking Nothing here this week, I havn’t done any. Sorry. * Workshop This is where the action is this week. Only spending 2 days at work this week has had a detrimental effect on my pen making, i.e. nothing has been done. This has pretty much nailed home how much I need a lathe in my shed. So, with that in mind I kicked … Continue reading Pen (workshop) making update 29: arrg no space!

Going to be short but sweet this week, and next week will be short too as I don’t have access to the lathe until Thursday, same as the week after. Gotta love childcare. * Pen making I posted earlier in the week that I finished the ebonite pen that I made so I won’t post any more of the images. Well, maybe (https://i.imgur.com/FbbkoKG.jpg). Oh now … Continue reading Pen making update 28: Pens and sections