Turning a Wooden Pen - The Beaufort Ink Tempest Click Pen Kit

This is not an instructional or how to video...I'm too much of a novice to give advice on pen turning. The video is more about the Beaufort Ink Tempest Click Pen Kit, it's parts, a quick turning and finishing of the pen blank, final assembly and pictures of the finished pen.

With so many different pen kit manufacturers, styles etc, it's hard to know what's what, so this is more of a reference for anybody interested in having a look what the kit(s) have to offer.

I'll be putting up more of these pen kit videos, so if you'd like to be notified when a video has been uploaded, then perhaps consider subscribing to my channel...I'll post these under their own playlist to make things easier to find and to keep these videos all in one place.

The Tempest - At the time of making this video there are 3 Tempest kit options available. In my opinion, it's a really nice looking pen and great to write with. It's a click to operate pen and the best advice I can give when making the pen is to be aware that the nib barrel bushes are different sizes and something not everybody realises straight away...so the instructions for the pen are a must read :)

About Me

Looking for a way to escape the stresses of daily life, I found my answer after stumbling across the New Yankee Workshop on the TV. I could watch Norm Abram for hours…the videos were very relaxing to watch.

Thinking I could be like Norm, I went out and bought a shed load of tools…only to discover that woodwork wasn’t as easy as Norm made it look. So I watched more and more Norm videos and scoured the internet for videos on woodworking. I watched a whole bunch of videos...mainly guys like Marc Spagnuolo of the Wood Whisperer, Steve Ramsey from Wood Working for Mere Mortals and Alex Harris from ThisWoodwork…all with videos here on YouTube. Thinking ‘Ah, I could do that’ I set out to give it a go…but I then discovered that talking over video wasn’t one of my strong points.

I was ready to give up when a friend suggested that, as I had a hobby making cheesy music, I should record audio tracks and put up subtitles instead of trying to conquer the fear of ‘the voice over’. So, looking for something to make, I decided to start off with something really simple…A Virtual Pinball Machine :) The experience was great fun, a huge learning curve, and inspired me to make more videos and upload them here on YouTube. As a child of the 80’s, with a love for synth music, retro gaming and a passion for all things wood, I thought it’d be a great idea to combine the lot…

So, my channel is a bit of a mixed bag…it has woodworking videos, retro gaming projects, gameplay videos and I’m learning woodturning…so I’ll be posting videos of me at the lathe too. And of course…It’s also a chance for me to compose the cheesy background tracks that accompany all the videos :) I try and upload a video or two every week or so, and I’m always open to suggestions for new projects.


Most Used Equipment:

Maxicam Cnc Maxi-S 0609A (modified gantry)
Axminster Table Saw AW10BSB2
Record Power Bandsaw BS350S
Tormek T7 Grinder
Supertouch - Nitrotouch Gloves
Blackfriar Danish and Kitchen Oils
Duramat Soft Rubber Flooring
Staedtler Pencils :)