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Hi everyone! I've heard that hardwood is better than softwood for turning. Is this true, and if so, why? Thanks! - Ekick

AUTHENTIC / BETHLEHEM Olive Wood Pen Blanks DARK GRAINS& EXTREMELY FIGURED AROUND ALL SIDES GRADE A+++ PRODUCED FROM THE HEART WOOD OF THE OLIVE BRANCH THIS PRODUCT IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM BETHLEHEM THROUGH JERUSALEM / THE HOLY LAND Sizes: 5" X 0.75" X 0.75" PURCHASE INCLUDES...

Highly Figured Bethlehem Olive Wood Pen Blanks

AUTHENTIC / BETHLEHEM Olive Wood Pen Blanks DARK GRAINS& EXTREMELY FIGURED AROUND ALL SIDES GRADE A+++ PRODUCED FROM THE HEART WOOD OF THE OLIVE BRANCH THIS PRODUCT IS COMING STRAIGHT FROM BETHLEHEM THROUGH JERUSALEM / THE HOLY LAND Sizes: 5" X 0.75" X 0.75" PURCHASE INCLUDES...

Hello everyone, I am so happy to find this forum! I have a question. After a lot of research I am looking for pencil mechanisms (0.5mm, 0.7mm) with which I can make modern single piece mechanical pencils, as in the file attached. I have only found clutch 5.6mm but it is not very easy to use. Do...

Let me be more precise here. I'm assembling a cartridge bullet click pen from WC, #151303. The instructions say to insert a small tube into the clip/retainer/cap assembly. There is to be 9/16 inch left in the assembly. I have the tube almost in with about i/32 left to go. My pen press has a...

Don Ho sang about tiny bubbles in the wine. I got tiny bubbles in the glue. I was turning an acrylic piece this morning. It became translucent and the bubbles stuck out like sore thumb. Plus one end cracked so I tossed it. SWMBO and I saw some great pens at our local Woodcraft store a while...

She mentioned yesterday to save the cutoffs from blanks or pieces of wood for other WWing projects. I told her that I was ahead of the game. I have a plastic tub full of wood and acrylic pieces, ready to glue up, drill and turn. I was searching for Corian to see what is said about gluing...

Hi all, First post here. Been lurking a bit. I am looking for some really thin woods for blank segmenting. Different colors, lengths to about ten inches max. I'm happy to buy from someone here if possible. Happy to support my fellow craftsmen!

Hello and thank you for creating such a cool and friendly website. i have been pen turning for almost a year now so i am still a newbie but i like to think that im a good one. i do also enjoy making other things besides pens but my interests right now are definitely with pens. i have just...

I'm a retired special education teacher, currently doing curriculum development consulting from a home office. Before I was a teacher, I was a professional musician (percussionist) and I spend a good bit of time in my shop building cajons (wooden hand drums). I decided to buy a lathe and...

I have a customer who wants a pen made from Baltic birch, but all I can find is the plywood, does anyone have any ideas where I could find it or maybe just birch? Also is birch too soft to use for a pen. Thanks for your help

:confused: I am beginning a pen turning project in Ghana. I did my prototype by hand, knife and sand paper! Apparently l used it as a teaser and it aroused some interest. Now i am considering to produce that pen on large scale (say 10,000) per month for some schools and government agencies...

Hello! Been around here for a while now i haven't posted any of my pens up but I've decided I must share my KOA bowl. The bowl is 7.5 inches wide and 2.25 inches tall, I had some scary moments along the way however everything worked out! Thanks for looking! C&C Encouraged!

Hi! I understand that this woodturning community is very effective at helping one another find answers to their questions. I recently helped a fellow woodturner harvest some burls from a couple trees in the neighborhood. We have both had our eyes on them for a long time now. We finally took...

First, I am a newbie and I am hooked on making 7mm pens. I have purchasing my pen blanks (wood) from the local woodworking store. I have been seeing pen blanks from sale while doing web searches. Some same pre-drilled mini blanks 9/16 in x 9/16 in x2-1/32 in. would these blanks work?

Thought first. then a question. I am a self-taught pen turner. Woodworking for over 40 years now and started something new about 3-1/2 years ago - penturning. I love it. Perhaps I am not as fast as some of the more experience turners on here. I use a CA finish on all wood pens I make...

Hi!!! Just came across the IAP and figured I would join up!! I currently live in Memphis, but am moving to Blaine, WA soon. I would like to network around and get acquainted w/ some pen turners/ wood turners in the area(s) who can help me source out supplies as well as just talk pens!!!!! I am...

The photo shows a pen that I made ages ago - back when I actually made slimlines on a regular basis. I've got a customer that wants this wood with better hardware, but without knowing what the wood is, all I can do is hope that the blank I buy is it. Any thoughts? Thanks!

I have a contract to make wine stoppers from a 100+ year old Lindy tree (bass wood). I use CA finish on my pens but would be a challenge on wine stoppers. I know there are options such as Myslins 3-step, and other waxes or lacquers but I wanted to ensure a harder outer shell as the wood is so...