r/PenTurning

It is made of black polished ebonite with aluminium bands and chrome clip and finial cap with triple thread cap. It is a first run. All constructive criticism is most welcome.

Capped length 175mm, uncapped 140mm diameter 14mm.

Thanks

I’ve had a pen for years but I’d like it to be more personalized and higher quality, I’ve been looking for weeks and haven’t found anything but fountain pens, it would be super helpful if someone could give me information, my price rand is below $150.

This has quickly become my most popular model! It's a real joy to make! Main body wood is Brazilian King Cocobolo and the shoulders are Wenge from Africa. The finish is Troubadour's "Heritage" finish - shellac and a carnauba/beeswax blend. All built on a raw, uncoated brass hardware set. Lines are burned in, as always, with a D'Addario Chrome wound "G" electric guitar string - same ones I use on my ES-335!

As promised please find some photos of the prototype for the slim pocket pen.

The body is made of steel with a brushed finish. The cap is made of aluminium and will be anodised in a nice rich looking colour. This meant to be a colourful one!
The finish will be most likely satin finish to give it a nice contrast with steel. I expect the finished pieces to look very different once the final materials and finishes are applied.

I am also working on some textures for the grip section which I will share shortly.

My 13 year olds first turning project. Quite proud of him, he has autism and can be very jumpy when something scares him or can hurt him. He handled it like a pro didn't push to hard, he even did the roughing from square without a single catch. I know for a fact i would not have had the stones to go that thin (10mm at the thinest point) on my first turning. Works with infinity pencil nibs. Black walnut with uv finish from blackforest wood co.

Hi All- Made this resin a while back and finally rough finished the pen today. When I have more time I will bring the final polish to it.

Check it out.

I love the majestic pen kits, I’m starting my own business and am building stock to sell on my website. I’ve turned 4 of these in the last few days along with some of the Majestic Squire kits. I recently found a supplier overseas that provided me with enough triple A+ Amboyna Burl to last a life time. I’m charging 250 a pen with the leather case, would you charge more? I think I could get more but am not sure what the demand is like. I’ve sold 2-5 pens per week at this price for the last few months so it’s going well. Thanks for taking a look at my work!

I made the Halloween themed pens last week, the two click pens I made today, I had a third one that the click mechanism is broken. I am in love with the cherry burl, it was cut from my family's farm. The one with the black walnut there is a bit of a gap on both ends and if you look close you can see the brass tube. I do have some more walnut and cherry burl blanks I plan to turn Wednesday. How did I do?

I bought my first lathe to make pen but first I improvise on some pine wood laying around to get a hold on it.

Here is my second test, first one was bad but i realized i was offcenter on the chuck.

It’s a bit rough since i only had 200 grit on hand. Ordered a bunch of stuff.

Looking forward to starting my first pen!!

This was a fun one to do! It's always interesting figuring out how I want to tackle new designs, and the order of operations necessary to make something happen. I am super excited with how this desk pen turned out!

"Coastal 2.0" resin from Point Blankz Casting with Aurora Opal accent. This guy is sporting a Jowo #6 nib and takes good ol' standard international converters or carts!

Not a pen, but I'm making a ring. I'm new to finishing with CA glue. I'm running into an issue, after applying 3 or 4 layers of thin CA glue, and then starting to wet sand with micromesh, I am having part of the ring not get the same glossy finish. Am I not applying enough layers of glue? I'll include a picture but would appreciate any insight.

I could use some advice for pen turning. I've turned about 10 - 15 pens, with varying degrees of success. I've attached photos of three of my most recent pens. But, I am struggling with a couple of things that I would say ruin about one out of every 3 pens.

- I am having issues with blowing out the blanks - I currently use standard medium hold CA Glue. This typically happens near the ends of the blank.
- I am also not getting the best finish on the blank ! ! am using carbide tools and I sand from 80 - 600 with 6 different levels of sanding paper and finish with EEE - Ultra Shine after sanding followed by a pen friction polish.

Any advice would be appreciated!

First up, we have some Omas Caramel Swirl acrylate, which has been paired with some aluminum accent bands, stainless steel clip (still needs a final polish), and bi-color Pelikan M800 (M) nib! Fills via Pilot CON-70 converter.

Second is in some GORGEOUS Aurora Opal imitation opal (ty u/SincerelySpicy for the discussion on my previous post!), which has been paired with a nice crispy 14k Omas (EF) nib. This one also fills via Pilot CON-70 converter.

Thanks for taking the time to check them out!

I turned this pen for my sister who is a pianist. It's a PSI Majestic Junior made from Gaboon ebony and I was attempting to get a finish resembling her piano. I delivered it this past weekend. She loves it and it matches nicely! I also picked up a handmade leather case to protect it in her purse.