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Title: Some pens
Post by: woody on August 19, 2012, 04:40:44 PM

2 pens i made today the first one is made from Vitica Burr, 2nd African Tulipwood,   they are both very nice woods to turn but all different from each other and they all take a very nice finish

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: Dave Atkinson on August 19, 2012, 07:48:55 PM

Hello Woody

And very nice they are too

Cheers Dave

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: John D Smith on August 19, 2012, 09:28:20 PM

Hi Woody, Nice pens what Kits do you use? Regards John

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: woody on August 19, 2012, 10:00:28 PM

Quote from: John D Smith on August 19, 2012, 09:28:20 PM

Hi Woody, Nice pens what Kits do you use? Regards John

Hi John they are the junior gents from timber bits $4 or £2.66 each he is the best and cheapest I can find he is an engineer so he gets the best results and some of his kits he has made to his own specification even his delivery charges are cheaper than if you buy in the UK if I remember rightly it is about $6 http://www.timberbits.com/jr-gentlemans-pen-kits.html

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: John D Smith on August 19, 2012, 10:15:43 PM

hi Woody, I have found when I have purchased kits from the USA when adding the Post Office (Royal Mail) handling charge, vat and import duty it makes them expensive.Regards John

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: woody on August 19, 2012, 10:21:34 PM

I have sent you a PM John

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: woodndesign on August 20, 2012, 01:45:11 AM

Woody,  they are well worth writing home about, two excellent pens, love the Vitica Burr.  Well done.

David

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: Bryan Milham on August 20, 2012, 09:01:55 AM

Woody, I've never turned pens, never felt the need.

But I can appreciate well turned wood - looking good, well done,

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: woody on August 21, 2012, 09:55:20 AM

Thank you gentlemen for your kind comments I only turn pens now for my wood collection every new wood I get the first thing I do is cut a pen blank of I have over 500 different species so far just scratching the surface and at my age I dont think I will get any were near to completing the collection but I will enjoy trying LOL 

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: Turners cabin on August 21, 2012, 09:56:57 AM

lovely pens woody

Title: Re: Some pens
Post by: woody on August 21, 2012, 09:58:31 AM

Quote from: Turners cabin on August 21, 2012, 09:56:57 AM

lovely pens woody

Thanks Ian