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Making Wood Pens
Phase 1 - Making the Pen Blanks
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Pens are started with selecting a hardwood that has a nice grain to show off. In this case, Zebrawood. |
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Some pens look even better when cut on an angle. For this pen, we're cutting at 30º to show off the Zebrawood grain. |
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Each part of the pen must be drilled carefully so the pen kit fits properly when finished and to help in the turning process. |
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After the pen blanks are drilled, brass tubes are epoxied into them for the pen kit. The brass tubes are roughed up first, allowing the epoxy bond to be stronger |
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Now, the pen blanks are ready to turn on the lathe. |
| Ready for Phase 2 - Lathe Work |
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