This is the Jay (Pickens)-Line pen with the “twist tip†transmission. It is one solid piece. The plastic/wood joints and the finial are all cut at 15°, even though they don’t look like it in the picture.
This pen is ½†longer than the kit.
The blank was turned round and straight to 5/8†diameter between centers so it could be held in a Bealle collet chuck for drilling from both ends. The little center marks are used to make sure it is running true before drilling. A new or newly sharpen drill will prevent drill wander. The through hole has to be absolutely straight and concentric.
The drilling could be done in a scroll chuck, but they aren't as accurate as the collet chuck and there is more chance for error. The collet chuck is a good investment for anyone making this type of pen.
I used a "J" drill for the upper 7mm tube and a 19/64" for the larger lower tube.
The tubes were glued in with CA from both ends and I used a mandrel rod to make sure they were lined up with each other. This is necessary because the transmission has to go into the upper tube when the guts are pushed in from the tip. All is not lost fo there is a little mis-alignment, but I would reject the pen if the mandrel couldn't fall through from its own weight when all of the tubes are in place.
The wood is Zebra, the pen is a Berea Stream-Line, and the finish is a shellac friction polish over a polished CA glue.
Thanks to Don Ward and Jay Pickens for the pen, and to Skiprat (whoever he is) for the idea of doing it with a "twist tip".
The next 2 photos will describe how it is put together.
OK, Don, it's your turn.
] I knew you would do it. A great looking pen...design and execution. Now that my demo is over I'm off to the shop.
