Making Wood Pens

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Phase 1 - Making the Pen Blanks

	Pens are started with selecting a hardwood that has a nice grain to show off. In this case, Zebrawood.
	Some pens look even better when cut on an angle. For this pen, we're cutting at 30º to show off the Zebrawood grain.
	Each part of the pen must be drilled carefully so the pen kit fits properly when finished and to help in the turning process.
	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
	Now, the pen blanks are ready to turn on the lathe.
Ready for Phase 2 - Lathe Work