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Really nice work, Curt!
Is there a glass insert in the ink bottle, or is it sealed in some way
to hold the ink?

Horst

I take part in a language course and we usually give our teacher
a little present for Christmas. Usually some money in a ( hopefully )
interesting package. This time I made a box ( or rather two )...

I had the same issue and gave up using a mandrel.
I turn my pens between centers now.
Problem solved.

Horst

I have given up using a 4 prong since I got the stebcenters.
If i breaks loose, you just have to tighten up the tailstock a bit
and you are back in business. For special cases you might have
to...

I started penturning using a mandrel of course, but after finding out, that
the mandrel was responsible for my "oval" pens, I got off using it completely.
I use a ER32 collet chuck ( which is handy...

up!!!!!!!!

The thing is called WEDGE TOOL.
It is used similar to a spindlegouge with the ground surface held horizontal.
It's quite useful for forming concave shapes, not prone to catch and
leaves a very...

Very elegant looking pens, Bernie! You often see Sierras ( and other pens )
with an IMO exaggerated barrelshape. These are perfect.

Horst

Thanks for all the kind comments!
And here is some info about how I did it. There are definately better
methods to do it, but as I don't know how many more of these things
I'm gonna do, I didn't...

Earclips: 30 mm
Pendant: 50 mm
African Blackwood/Mother of pearl

Critique welcome


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Steve,

I always approve such efforts, specially after seeing it on a demo in England.
I really liked the result and tried it myself with the same dyes the guy on the
demo used. But so far I'm...

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Box: Apple/Plum laser engraved

Critique welcome.

Horst

Ken,

Beuatiful work! Choice of woods and shape, all excellent. Although I have the
feeling that finial could be a little more refined, specially the foot. But this is
criticism on a very high...

Up to now I didn't like the POLARIS kit very much. But This one could
make me change my mind. Beautiful wood and excellent work, Jon!

I usually turn the harder woods and bought a
STEBCENTER ( multi tooth ) when it came out. I never bothered
thinking about using the fourprong ever since.

Horst

John,

Excellent work on all three pens. I specially like the 2 Squires.
The granite blank of the cigar doesn't appeal to me very much.

Thanks a lot for the kind comments,

@John: I did mention the wood, but maybe didn't make it clear enough:
African BlackWood for pen and sides of box.
The finish is OSMO hardwax oil ( on both )....

Statesman Fountain Pen: Rhodium/Black Titan ABW
Box: Apple/ABW

Critique welcome

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John,

I also have to say, that the pens are well crafted but I don't like the colour
scheme on the purpleheart pen. For me gold doesn't really go with this wood.
GUN METAL or BLACK TITAN would...

Welcome to the vortex, Wally!

Saw the box on the PSI website and tried to make my own.
Wood: apple and plum.
Not perfect yet but I keep trying....
Critique welcome

I saw some "ornamental" pens elsewhere and found them downright ugly.
So I feared the worst when I opened this post.
But what a pleasant surprise!
The ornamental part is unobstrusive and...

Hi Aaron,

All in all not a bad pen. The colour scheme looks OK to me.
What I'm not quite happy with is the shape of the barrels.
They look sllightly oversize to the metal parts, and IMHO ...

I don't think much; just brilliant!

Horst Hohoff: Vase Spalted Birch 25cm high

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