Latest Turned Pen

This is my latest pen I have produced and it turned out pretty good with only minor issues turning the barrel section. This one took approximately 2 1/2 hours to complete. It was a little more involved that usual penmaking process.

I’m certainly not the fastest turner in world and, while it’s not that difficult, there are a number of processes involved. I intend to film each of these in turn to show what is involved but, for now, I will list them here:

1st select the material to be used. 2nd cut the selected material to size, 3rd drill the correct sized hole to take the brass tube. 4th glue the brass tube into the drilled hole ~(using either superglue or epoxy resin). 5th place the blank on the pen mandrill (unless turning with centre). 6th turn the blank from square to round and then to the shape wanted (depending upon the pen type). 7th sand the blank if necessary using from 150 grit a the finer 600 grit sandpaper. 8th either polish the turned blank (if using acrylic) or apply a hard waring finish (to protect the wood) using up to 8 coats. If the latter is used, sand sown the finish and then polish it out. 9th assemble the pen in the correct order. 10th finally sit back and admire the crafted writing implement (and perhaps notice any flaws. if these are too bad, sometimes its necessary to remove the material and start all over. Thankfully that doesn’t happen all that often.