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This was a pleasant commission for a rose fancier. Steps: Make porcelain throwing and piping clay from scratch, using a combination of recipes published in "Ceramics Monthly" magazine dating back to the 1960's (clay bodies containing kaolin, silica, feldspar and other ingredients). Throw the...

I surprised my wife this month for her birthday with this new cutting board. The wood is cherry and I used my Detail Master "Dagger III" woodburner. Finished with food-grade mineral oil which really brought out the grain and color.

Hi all On my previous post ( http://www.penturners.org/forum/f13/three-handmade-marquetry-pens-118694/ ) I presented 3 handmade marquetry pens made exclusively from wood. I worked further and created 4 marquetry pens using a combination of different materials such as aluminum, brass, copper...

This is the first in a new line of jewelry holders. This is made from Iroko and corian. The hat is made from laminated sheets of corian bonded to the lid at the end. The item stands about 6 inches tall and about 3 inches wide. Afternoon this has been made as a gift, I'm intending to produce them...

I am new to the Association. I started turning pens about two years ago. I had retired from teaching because of a disability. After going through the busy work of the transition, I was sitting around one day totally bored. I told my wife that if I didn't find something to do, I would just...