Remember when unlocking an Advent door revealed a Christmas-themed picture? Or perhaps you had the advent candle wreath or garland as a tradition in your household or a daily candy fix. The advent calendar is a twentieth-century innovation (1971 for Cadbury’s first chocolate calendar). Adults in the 21st century enjoy a daily treat before the …
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Drill bits are used for drilling into timber, steel, masonry and plastic. When cutting into tough materials like hard concrete or brick paving stones, a sharp drill bit is your perfect option. You should sharpen them regularly, making things easier on yourself and the twist bits. We go over how to do that in this …
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What is the meaning of the barber pole? The traditional colouring of a barber’s pole is red and white. The red strip represents blood, and the white stripe represents bandages. Historically, barbers were also surgeons, and the red and white stripes represented the blood and bandages they used while performing surgery. When did the barber …
Some ask me how I got into selling pens while at craft shows and websites. My personal journey started as a woodworker and then progressed to turn pens and sell them. Within, this article the best place to sell pens for a woodturner. There are two routes to go either the internet or local fairs, …
So you have been to a show or two and met the turning guy, Now you want to learn how to make a wooden pen. Well, fantastic news if you’re already a turner you can buy the equipment for less than the price of a gouge. This guide and photos should give some help in …
So you made a few pens but what or how to finish wood pens? Pen finishing techniques will be what sets your pen apart from the rest, the art of polishing wooden pens. If the pen is for yourself or your family the pen finishing techniques, you use won’t be so much of a problem. You can …
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Well, I’m back with more to say about making segmented blanks. Since the last blog among all the other segmented pen work, I think two ballpoints stand out. The first segmented pen is a hybrid. Although it’s an easy segmented pen design it, needs a little effort in making it but so does anything worth …
Woodworking can take many forms as the following wooden intarsia wall art. Some will tell you they have spent a lifetime doing woodwork and still learning every day. With so many rabbit holes to trip you up and slow you down as this article on other media. The following three wooden crafts have had my admiration …
I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. Maybe in the New Year, you will want to try something different even inspired to do your own woodworking ideas. Lots of benefits of crafting or just the pleasure of making something with your own hands. [no_toc] Other Materials I …
Wenge pens should the wood be left natural or treated?. Wood naturally beautiful and preference to select pieces for colour, grain, or figure in these pen designs or any other wooden crafts.Sometimes though this is not always possible such as on this fountain pen. [no_toc] The Wenge wood used comes from central Africa. Wenge a beautiful dark colour with …
