closed end pens

[cd18524]

I have been checking out some of the pictures posted and really like the look of the closed end barons. Any tips on how to make them would be appreciated.
Chris

 

[btboone]

Hi Chris. They are held with what's called a pin chuck. It's a shaft of steel with a flat ground in it. Riding on the flat is a cylinder, like a dowel pin or piece of a nail which acts as a roller. The pin chuck is inserted into a close fitting tube, and the roller rolls on the flat and jams against the inside of the tube. When the tube is held like this and mounted on a lathe, the wood can be turned without a tailstock.

 

[Ron Mc]

Chris,
Look in the Individual Classifieds section for a thread that says "Pin chucks for sale" It should have been started by Fangar.