G1Pens
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Been playing around with this mainly as a way to advance my skills without wasting good blanks and pen kits. The is a Paper Mate (10 for a buck at Wally World). The wood is Spalted Hackberry, of which I have about 50 blanks, The "center band" is from scraps. The pen is refillable.
I had tried doing this in one piece but couldn't get my drill bit to go down the center of a blank that long, So after two failed attempts at that, I dedided to do halves and join then with a band. There is a 7mm tube in the center to hold it all together and provide a support for the glued joints. The body is effectively one piece.
It may not be the best looking pen in the world but it's functional and I learned a lot in the process of making it.
I had tried doing this in one piece but couldn't get my drill bit to go down the center of a blank that long, So after two failed attempts at that, I dedided to do halves and join then with a band. There is a 7mm tube in the center to hold it all together and provide a support for the glued joints. The body is effectively one piece.
It may not be the best looking pen in the world but it's functional and I learned a lot in the process of making it.
