Pen Making update 26: Plans Ahead
* Pen Making Not much on the pen making front this week. I started work on a pen using the blank in the cover image. It’s a black coloured one with an orange swirl going through it. I intend to make a pretty standard pen with it to be honest. It is going to be a pretty straight barrel with a minor taper to it … Continue reading Pen Making update 26: Plans Ahead
Stunning review from a client
Had a stunning review from a client (as the title says), postage took a little while to get there but it finally arrived and I couldn’t have asked for a better reception. The pen was a teal and red swirl acrylic pen: The review can be found here. Continue reading Stunning review from a client
Pen Making update 25: lathes ahoy
First of all thank you to all the people who replied to my thread yesterday enquiring about the content of these updates. I have taken on board what people have said and that should help the quality of these updates. Any feedback on the new format is welcome. * Workshop The planning continues, I have managed to get a door from work for free. All … Continue reading Pen Making update 25: lathes ahoy
Pen Making update 24: Sections, all the sections(more details in comments)
After last weeks bad news I had a rush of good news. As I mentioned last week it was my sisters 40th and I posted an image of the pen I made for her on the Sunday. Well thanks to that I got a tonne of interest in my pens at the party and I got a few messages over this and on instagram. I … Continue reading Pen Making update 24: Sections, all the sections(more details in comments)
Pen making update 23: Sections and bad news
Not really sure what I am going to write this week. I want to be chipper and positive but I had some news which could drastically impact my ability to write these updates and to create pens. Up until now I have been using a lathe which has been in the lab that I work in that is owned by my boss. Well the upper … Continue reading Pen making update 23: Sections and bad news
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