You start off with pen blanks - little blocks of wood or resin that been drilled through the center, and a small metal tube has been glued to the inside of the blank
The blanks get pushed onto a mandrel, and get squeezed between the head and tail stock of the mini lathe
This is what it looks like when I am turning a pen! Lathe is spinning, and I used various turning tools to shape the wood into whateeever I want!
A turned pen before it is taken off the lathe..this one was made out of palm.
The first three that I made!! Hurray!
Last week I took a mini-lathe class, mostly concentrating on pen turning. It was pretty fun, and you feel kind of special writing with a hand made wood pen! The second half of the week I learned to turn bowls on a normal sized lathe..which was way messier and way more fun! I'll get pics soon!
Lynz! How crazy is that, making your own pens?! Totally impressive! Keep it up.
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