Wow! Beautiful pen. 👍

@JamesGarwood

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Steph, glad you like it 😁

That turned out to be a beautiful pen. Great job James

@JamesGarwood

6 жыл бұрын

Harneal Media thank you very much! I think its one of my favorites :)

Turned out cool 👍

@JamesGarwood

6 жыл бұрын

Andy Phillip thank you Andy! I think I'll be using this one for myself :)

Beautiful James.

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ken, it's one of my favourite pen blanks I've made, had a awesome day collecting sticks as well with my girls for it :)

I've been turning pens for a couple of years now and more recently got into casting my own hybrid blanks. I haven't tried twigs yet but that looks really cool. I got to go out and collect some sticks. The pain looks great. Thanks for the inspiration!

@JamesGarwood

3 жыл бұрын

No problem, let me know how it turns out, 😊

Great video. Great results.

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Andy! Its one of my favourite pen blanks I've made, I really love the blue in it :)

The pen looks great! The twigs and the blue go really nice together.

@JamesGarwood

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, it is one of my favourites, the green doesn't show much but I like the blue more so I don't mind 😁

Nice!!

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

That looks really good! Awesome job, man! That blue looks sharp.

@JamesGarwood

6 жыл бұрын

Cross Cut Creations thank you, I think the blue came out looking awesome, would you of put the clip where I did?

@CrossCutCreations

6 жыл бұрын

James Garwood In this instance, I’m an over the resin kind of guy. You still get the blue to pop and it shows off the wood.

Very good work my Friend!!!

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

Great video - excellent surprise also to find a local maker! I’m in North Walsham 😉👍 Sheringham Park is lovely indeed...

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I used to live in North walsham! I do love sheringham park with all the flowers out, my kids love climbing the gazebos, thank you for watching and 😁

awesome!

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

Super

very good looking pen

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

It's so nice in person to look at, the blue is awesome and there is just a hint of green, thank you for watching 😁

Placement of clip was perfect....really highlighted the wood. What is the name of pen kit?

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony, it is called a serria kit in the UK

The colour and the wood together kind of reminds me of starry night

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I can see that in it, I thought after that the colours of the flowers swirled together might of been really cool 😁

@littlesweetrocky

5 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGarwood yeah definately 😊😊

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Thanks for posting the whole 3 part series. I needed to see the process! Out of curiosity (as a woodworker that has just started turning anything, pens first), why don't you cut off a majority of the waste first before turning? I just turned my first pen and it took longer than it should have because of rounding out the blank. I mean, if you know the approximate width of the wood needed at the widest part, why not just cut a bit wide of that and then turn?

@JamesGarwood

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, after you get the hang of sharpening and using a roughing gouge it takes seconds to turn a square blank into a round blank, keep practicing and it will get easier, my problem starting out was sharpening my chisels enough, it's also fun making the chips fly everywhere!

fantastic pen as usual James top job, what is the size of your pressure pot as it looks small in your video and any info on me buying one would be gratefull ,many thanks keep up the amazing uploads .

@JamesGarwood

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you , I think it's a 10 litre spray gun pressure pot that I converted to a pressure pot for casting resin in, it is big enough for what I have needed it for but if you can afford bigger I would go for a bit bigger

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@4:50 - It's about time you let us out! Do you know how cramped it is in there?! :D The pen looks nice, good job!

@JamesGarwood

6 жыл бұрын

Timothy Reaper haha! I know but I did let you out again! Thanks for watching Timothy :)

At :53 it looked like you were wrist deep in poison ivy! I hope you and the little one aren’t effected by it. I love your channel. You make beautiful things! Also it helps me relax before sleep. Be safe.

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure we get poison ivy in the U.K. the big shiney leaves were the rhododendrons that I collected the sticks from, thank you for watching 😁

Lovely! Thanks for showing your process. Am I correct that you didn't stabilize the twigs at all? I have some projects in mine but am unsure about when I must stabilize and what can be used in its natural state.

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you like it, this pen is still as fine as the day I made it, stabilizing would of helped stop the twigs from floating,

Great videos..curious why you use Crystal Clear vs just the Alumilite Clear ?

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you embcheckpilot, i use the amazing clear cast alumilite because it's got a long open time which really helps when filming, I'm new to casting and filming so every minute really helps!

@embcheckpilot

5 жыл бұрын

James Garwood Thanks for the quick reply! I ask because I’ve been casting Alumilite Clear “slow” for a few years now specifically pen blanks. When Alumilite came out with Clear cast I called and asked the advantage of Clear cast vs Alumilite slow. I couldn’t recall why they told me to stick with Clear slow. I read the spec sheets and now I recall...It’s the demold times that make the difference. It’s also the open time and now I see the price is quite different. With my current projects along with customers I make blanks for, demolding time is not an issue. I’ll be giving the Clear cast a whirl...thx!

Great vid. Luv your primitive pen press! Do you have any problem; if so, how do you overcome it; with resin discolouration ... yellowing? Thank you. William

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I love my old vice for pressing pens together! I've used different cramps and presses but the thing I use now over everything is my vice, so much accuracy and will never break, I've not had any problem with the resin yellowing yet, when it's finished turning it's only a couple of millimetres thick and full of pearl ex powder and dyes I don't think you would notice anyway 😁

@MrDaytrack

5 жыл бұрын

Great. Thanks for all that. Your the man to go to. Best. William

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome William, thank you for watching 😁

What is the caulking material and what is the thing you spray on at the end?

@JamesGarwood

2 ай бұрын

The spray would of been a accelerator for the CA glue finish, was the white paste what I used to polish the pen?

Did you stabilize this wood before casting ?

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I didn't stabilize the wood before casting, you only need to stabilize really soft wood so it makes it easier to turn, 😁

You should look up how Heather Gems are made...

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

I will have a look, thank you!

A pen with real flowers, not?!

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe, they would need to be dried out I think or they would affect the resin, I'll look into it because it would be cool, 😁

@AdrianNeptune

5 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGarwood yeah, the petals inside the resin, or little stones like amethysts or similars!

@JamesGarwood

5 жыл бұрын

@@AdrianNeptune I have seen amethyst stones for a pen before and they do look good, I'm not sure how to turn stone on the lathe yet, I've not got the right tools, something look into! 😁

@AdrianNeptune

5 жыл бұрын

@@JamesGarwood I understand, but I ever seen work on lathe resins with metals inside, worled with tools like yours!