Thread: Pen Pro

Making your own handles is really adding a personal touch ,nicely done Darren
Cheers ~ John

Lovely job on the handles Darren. I use mine for timber turning and its by far the best tool I have

Originally Posted by gawdelpus

Making your own handles is really adding a personal touch ,nicely done Darren
Cheers ~ John

Yes mate, plus I can make them to fit my delicate little hands lol. Plus I like a heavier than normal handle that feels nice inb your hand.

Very nice but why did you want to use such expensive timber for tool handles? Also why did you not want feruls? Both these timbers can split.
Ted

Hi Darren,
I'm with Ted on these Handles of yours.
Firstly the Red Coloured Handle looks like what I would call She Oak.

If You get a Catch with either of those Tools, you may have half a handle in your hand & the rest could be any where in your Shed, + it doesn't look long enough.
I have Always made my Handles at least 13in. or 330mm.
Smaller Tools Smaller Handles.
The Skew to me looks like it already has splits in it, but that could be something to do with the Photo.

Darren Play Safe, & use a Ferrule, be it Copper Tube or a bit of Aluminum Chair, or go out & but some Brass Tubing or buy the Ferrules.

Very shmicko Daz, like the hairy oak one !.

Originally Posted by Pariss

Very shmicko Daz, like the hairy oak one !.

That pleases me Pariss, not too many use that to call me. I am glad someone has caught on The Hairy Oak feels good in the hand and is a nice weight. Sanded to 3600MM and finished with Old Bucks wax

Very nice handles you've made. I also recently purchased a Pen Pro for turning Tru-Stone. While my regular gouge could handle the lighter colors of Tru-Stone, when I got to the black ones, I was spending too much time sharpening. The Pen Pro does a nice job.

Hello Darren,
The handles LOOK good, but they are not SAFE. Ferrules are an imperative, IMHO. None of my handles are less than 350mm, except my mini tools which are Sorby, but they all have ferrules. This is particularly important with the Skew, with which you are more likely to get a catch. Regards, Drillit.

I disagree.

These are for pen turning. If you get a catch turning a pen big enough to break these handles you are doing something wrong.

Why not use nice timber for these handles? It's not like you need hundreds of them, and nice tools inspire nice work and are a pleasure to use.

Well done Darren.

Originally Posted by stuffy

I disagree.

These are for pen turning. If you get a catch turning a pen big enough to break these handles you are doing something wrong.

Why not use nice timber for these handles? It's not like you need hundreds of them, and nice tools inspire nice work and are a pleasure to use.

I agree about using nice nice wood but it would have been helpful if the OP had said the tools were for pen turning - after all this not the pen turners forum.

Sorry BobL I know I posted this in the wood turning forum and the title of the thread did say "Pen Pro". I am sorry I was not more clearer in what they were for. As for ferrules, they are not needed for pen turning as there is no over hang of the chisel. Turnerted, the Hairy Oak I used is classed as expensive, but I am lucky to have several logs of it, with the ability to obtain more when needed. It was a left over piece for a walking stick I had to make. The Solomon Island Blackwood has a crack which was duly filled with CA before turning.

Originally Posted by bdar

Sorry BobL I know I posted this in the wood turning forum and the title of the thread did say "Pen Pro". . . . .

No worries. I'm Sorry I did not see the Pen Pro thread tootle. I guess maybe because I'm not a pen turner I did not even think "Pens" when I opened the thread.