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Tips for Sanding Pens – Pen Turning for Beginners

Here’s a quick introduction to sanding pens including: – What lathe speed to sand at– Recommended sandpaper grit progression– How…

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Tips on Mounting Pen Blanks to a Lathe

Here’s a quick introduction to mounting pen blanks and bushings to the lathe including: – Pen mandrel basics– The purpose…

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Cutting Pen Blank Basics

Quick introduction to cutting pen blanks including what tools you can use to cut your pen blanks, how long to…

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Chapter 6 – Applying the Rod Finishing Glue

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How to Glue Pen Tubes into Pen Blanks – Pen Turning for Beginners

Quick introduction on how to glue your pen tubes into pen blanks including what tools you’ll need, best adhesive choices…

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Pen Turning: Learn to Create a Shiny Acrylic Finish on your Wood Pens

You’ll learn an easy, step-by-step way to to create an ultra shiny, rock hard finish on your wood pens with…

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Make a Postage Stamp Pen using Decoupage and Pen Making Techniques

You’ll learn how to make a custom postage stamp decoupage pen using a variation of traditional pen turning and finishing…

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The Pen Mandrel Saver Live Tailstock Center

Are you tired of bending your mandrel and ruining the point on your live center? If so, then this fail-safe…

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Dedicated Pen Blank Drilling Chuck

No drill press? No problem! Drill a perfectly centered hole in you pen blank on your lathe using this unique…

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How to disassemble a pen with the Pen Disassembly Punch Set

Learn how to disassemble virtually and pen kit or pencil kit with the Pen Dissassembly Punch set from Penn State…

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The Spring Loaded Heavy-Duty Pen Assembly Press

Learn how to easily mount & press your pen parts together with this very handy tool. The spring-loaded assembly rod…

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M3 Metal Pen Blanks

Learn how to create one of a kind metal (M3) pen blanks on a wood lathe. Michael Kogan, one of…

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Pen Blank Sizing and Cutting Jig

See how to get a precision and squared pen blank every time with this Pen Blank Sizing & Cutting Jig….

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The Off Center Chuck System

Learn how to create one of a kind, multi-sided and spiraling effect turnings with the Off Center Lathe Chuck System…

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30 Caliber Bolt Action Bullet Cartridge Pen Kit

This completely original and irresistibly fun Bolt Action pen will be hard for any hunting or target-shooting enthusiast to put…

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Chapter 1 – Materials You’ll Need to Make a Rod

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Getting Started Pen Turning

Hear from current Pen Turners on why they love the hobby and see the pens they made. View a brief…

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Chapter 2 – Splining the Rod Blank

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