I’ve been meaning to make myself a new pen and I finally got around to it tonight. My pan odd to change out the ballpoint refill for a gel ink one and use this pen for my morning pages. It’ll probably be my everyday carry for a while, too.
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Pen Turning | European Round Top with Palo Santo Rosewood and Chrome Hardware
In today’s pen turning video, I turn a European Round Top pen using Palo Santo Rosewood and chrome hardware. I like turning this wood. I love how nicely it turns and how it finishes. The best part has to be how the wood will change over the next couple of weeks, lightening up and exposing green veins. Turning the tenon for this pen kit is a bit annoying but I think that the effort is rewarded with the result.
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Pen Turning | Jim Beam Whisky Barrel Oak Algonquin Rollerball with Satin Chrome Hardware
In this week’s pen turning video, I turn an Algonquin rollerball pen using Oak from a Jim Beam whisky barrel and with satin chrome hardware. I enjoyed turning this pen. For a while, I was mulling over how to shape it but things came together nicely as soon as I put the blanks on the lathe. I used Yorkshire Grit fine and microfine after sanding to 600 grit. The finish is Doctor’s Woodshop Pens Plus, a friction polish. I quite like how this pen turned out. This pen is one of a dozen for a project I’m working on for a buddy of mine – he’ll have these available through his clothing store.
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Pen Turning | Purple Poly Resin and Gaboon Ebony with Gold Hardware Baron Fountain Pen
In today’s video, I turn a Baron fountain pen. Initially, I was working on a RAW brass pen with Black Palm wood but that didn’t work so I switched gears. I tried a new process for finishing this pen, using Yorkshire Grit fine and microfine abrasive pastes. In the end, I’m not too excited about this one, but that’s probably just a me thing.
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Pen(cil) Turning | Brown Mallee Burl Cigar Pencil with Chrome Hardware
In today’s video, I turn a Cigar pencil using Brown Mallee Burl wood and chrome hardware. This was a trickier one to turn. I found that the carbide chisels kept snagging. A couple of times, I stopped to fill some voids with CA. At the end, after it all came together, the click mechanism wasn’t working. After fiddling with it for a while, I figured out that the push rod(?) was slightly too short – I forgot to photograph the solution. Overall, however, I think this one turned out great. I love how this wood finishes, with the grain pattern becoming so prominent.
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Wood Turning | Purpleheart Wood Single Seam Ripper
In today’s video, I turn a single seam ripper with Purpleheart and satin gold hardware. I like how this one turned out. The shape looks comfortable to me. This one was fun to turn – the curves made it feel like it was flowing and I got into a rhythm with it. What do you think? If you sew, does this look like a comfortable shape to you? Pen blank and seam ripper kit from @WilliamWoodWriteLtd .
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Pen Turning | Blue-Green Poly Resin blank Luxor Push Button Click Pen with Titanium Blue Hardware
Hey folks, after a little while away, I’m back! In today’s video, I turn a Luxor push button click pen with a blue-green poly resin blank and titanium blue hardware. This one took a good while to turn, much longer than I anticipated. Luckily, it sanded up and polished real nice. I’m not generally a fan of the titanium blue hardware but I think it pairs well with this blank. What do you think?
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October 14, 2023
I was working away at a few things today.
I put the first coat of wipe-on poly on the bookshelf. Finished turning a bowl. Made a handle for the crochet kit and filmed it for Monday’s video.
Once these things are wrapped up, I’ve got a few more things to get started on, like yarn bowls, some resin projects, and getting some pens turned before the holidays.
It feels good to feel like I’m making progress.
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Pen Turning | “Sorry” Poly-Resin Pen Blank with RAW Brass Fountain Pen Hardware
In today’s video, I turn a poly-resin blank – the design is called “Sorry.” The final pen uses RAW brass hardware. I think the colours work great together. I like that this RAW brass kit has a clip on the lid – many don’t. This blank took a good hour and a half to turn down to size because I had to go very gingerly. The catches were bad, leaving pockets in the resin, when I was getting too aggressive. The time and effort paid off.
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Pen Turning | Purpleheart Gear Shift Pen
In today’s video, I turn a gear shift pen with Purpleheart wood. I think the curved profile works well with this kit, complementing the weight of the pen. I chose a high-gloss, CA finish because, well, it’s like a freshly waxed car – shiny. The mechanism for this pen is a lot of fun to play with, and definitely something I wouldn’t be able to have with me in a meeting.
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September 23, 2023
I needed an easy win today. I went to the workshop. It didn’t quite work out the way I was hoping it would.
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Pen Turning | Bloodwood with Chrome Hardware Sedona Rollerball
In this video, I turn a Sedona rollerball pen with bloodwood and chrome hardware. This has to be one of my favourite-looking woods with its rich red colour and highlight accents. The CA finish just makes it shine. I like the lines of this pen, in the grain, shape, and pen grip. It seems to point forward. What do you think?
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