Pen Turning tools
and supplies

Pen turning tools and supplies can be purchased from a lot of
different places. A quick Google search will get you hundreds of
choices. I suggest asking people you know who they do
business with and how thier customer service is.

The mandrel and pen kits I have were purchased at Woodcraft.
They had a special deal for people who participated in thier
program of turning pens for our service men and women
overseas. I use the Slimline style and size of kits and that is the
size of bushings that came with my mandrel.

Mandrels come in various sizes. make sure you know the size
of the Morse taper on your lathe. Pen and pencil kits come in a
variety of sizes and styles and you can buy bushings for the
different sizes seperatly so that you only need one mandrel.

This is a pen blank drilling jig
that woodcraft carries. It will
hold the blanks straight when
drilling on your drill press. As
you noticed on the tutorial, I am
too cheap to buy these fancy
tools. LOL

This is a Pen press. Used for installing the
tubes into the blanks and for assembling the
pens. Just too easy for me. LOL

Precut pen blanks can be purchased in a wide variety of woods and
plastics. From the most common walnuts and maples to exotic burls. And
plastic colors and swirls that look great. Again, I am too cheap for this
stuff, I cut my own blanks from the wood on hand. LOL

Well this about does it for my knowledge
of pen turning. Hope I was able to help,
even if only a little.

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