Thread: Blackwood Pen and Pencil set

very nice. Tell they did well. It will be 100% better that they made it then you
bye Toni

That top pen sure has the grain both different congratulate the authors and take a bow for having the foresight and patience to spend time this way with your family. They at those ages will never forget,suggestion this timber has teeth and catches most people,use safety masks it has nearly put me in bed more than once. All the best Peter

very nice! there's some beautiful figuring in that wood

A couple of pen-lathes going under the tree this year?

no not mine. Can't get hubby to get me anything for the lathe so it no here
bye Toni

good on ya for getting them into it at a young age. the pens look great, well done

Thanks to all that replied.
The Blackwood came from a tree that had blown over years ago on a property that my friend goes to. We cut the tree up and slabbed the logs, I had some offcuts left over and thought that a piece of it would look nice as a pen. (I have attached some pics)

A couple of pen-lathes going under the tree this year?

I just bought a jet mini lathe that my daughters and I use as I did not think it was safe for them to use my metal lathe for wood turning.

My experience with my metal lathe is any time I have used it for wood it stains the bed and sucks the residual oil out of the metal it clogs up the ways.Bet the kids hands were stained too blackwood has a way of its own,Most rewarding timber when finished with that deep lustre you collectively captured,I was a photographer for ever it seems and tried to interest the family to take pics,they all did but much later,glad yours responded now.Top xmas to you and yours. Peter