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Lathe-turned bodies for writing pens is a thing, apparenty. Exotic wood suppliers meet the demand with 'pen blanks' which are an ideal size for making direct draw stems for log vapes. This makes it affordable to sample different types of wood to see which ones work well and have visual appeal...

You're embarrassing me now 😁

I'd love to hear more about that. I'll PM you the supplier in case it counts as spamming.

You've done a excellent job on that GTR style Padauk @blokenoname :tup: glad I was able to help in a minor way. Must have a bash at one of those. Here's the Banksia Pod log I mentioned: The great thing about DIY - as Blokenoname demonstrates above - is that you can build whatever you want...

More fruit of the lathe :) Here's an unusual one. I think Dave UD built a Black Palm log about 10 years ago but I can't find references to anything more recent. Technically, it's not wood - Black Palm is related to grasses and bamboo and it's also known as Palmyra Palm. Not so easy to work...

Thanks very much for sharing this @Vaporooni :tup: So you've got two different versions here - how do their performances compare? Clever use of the EQ heater cover and I see its cork base in there. Is it a friction fix holding the base inside the body of the log?

Nice work :tup: @Vaporooni Very tidy construction and it certainly seems to get the job done. Be interesting to hear any build details if you want to share them. In particular, the glass arrangement looks interesting - and how is it secured into the body of the log? Also, many thanks for...

Teamwork :tup: :D Great to see the Padauk body put to such good use. Yet another Misty iteration. Nice work, Bloke. What are you calling it? :peace:

You won't regret it. Best log - indeed best vape - I ever bought. :peace:

@Cheebsy and @blokenoname thanks very much for your kind words. The blank from which blokenoname's Wild Mango was turned was large enough for two logs - so here's the other half of the blank :) I'm calling the style 'raised chalice' and turned the stem and WonG to match. It's got an IR...

Exceptional creativity there @blokenoname :bowdown: Building one of those is now on my to-do list. I thought it might be worth briefly revisiting the Tripod log as I seem to have left out a lot of the specifically DIY details. Firstly: find the wood. The blank for this one came from an oak...

@blokenoname marvelously inventive :tup: and I'm looking forward to that post on the various stem tip sizes with your modular solutions. Here's something different. I actually have Rasta Buddah Tao's Driftwood to thank for this idea. It's different in several key ways but it got me thinking...

Rustic Tripod Log. Oak body with infra red halogen heat source. [with sound]

RBT Driftwood stem info Test links.

Hi Bloke :wave: You certainly have been making creative use of your time. With that modular arrangement you've got just about all the heater cover types covered, plus the DV, and it caters for people who might want bigger or smaller load sizes. Keep up the good work. Those Mistys look great...

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This is probably the most interesting piece from my recent output. Local oak taken from a fallen branch. It had been down for a while - not so long as to rot but long enough to become insect real estate. I think they're a wood-boring solitary wasp. Anyway, I kept a bit of the side...

Yes, that's correct. His name's Nick and sadly he became quite ill. Don't know how he's doing now but I wish him the best. He made some really beautiful logs. Seperate issue: this cropped up a while ago and might be worth adding here.

Bagged me a couple of real beauties from that refresh - two young pups to keep the old Dog company. The Chico Claro Walnut is now well over six years old but still works fine and still looks lovely but, y’know .. VAS :shrug: . The big one on the right is a Streaked Hackberry Alpha and the...