first pen

It's not perfect, but it's mine! Excited to get started. Made of cheap Amazon black delrin 😃 Jowo #6 nib unit. Melted the body a little when buffing. Still figuring this out lol. - David

First we would like thank everyone in this forum that helped us in the beginning with all the recommendations and advices when we didn’t know what tool to buy and how to start in this amazing world. Now we are happy to share with all of you our first project. Happy Sunday.

My Post from Sunday: I did not know where to put this at first so here's my first experience with Pen turning: Ok, Someone may need to direct me where to post this but for now its here. Was too cold to do anything outside today but here is what I did instead. I used Granadillo (pronouned...

This was my second attempt and it finally worked out. The blank was Nebula from LumberJim on etsy. The section piece was by far the hardest part. Very fine tolerances for the skinner Jowo no. 5 nib.

Hi Everyone, today I turned a pen that I am pretty proud of and I wanted to share it with my fellow members. So I've attached a copy of a pic of the pen to this forum post. I can't tell you how elated I am from working (or shall I say playing) this hobby. What a lot of fun. I've recently retired...

First pen from start to finish after learning from a coworker. I think I need to leave more material before sanding steps.

Hello everyone, Glad to be part of the community, with all the great resources here. I'm new to turning, did my first project today a PSI workshop/sketch pencil. I've been enjoying woodworking for a long time and caught the turning bug. Looking forward to learning. My Shop Pencil. [/IMG]

Well, it's no great beauty, but it is my first. I have learned a lot making it. Already have my second one almost ready and will post pics tomorrow. Improving my CA finish for sure, though I was not going for super-shiny on this one, just durable matte finish.

Well, here's my first pen. Made from a piece of West country yew and a standard 7mm ROTUR kit. I have a Prazimat metal turning lathe, so I ground a woodcutting bit for it. I enjoyed this, so I think I'll invest in a small set of proper wood tools and make a little tool rest. My...