Mac In Oak Ridge
Member
How big do you need a pen blank to be?
If you are turning Slimlines per the bushing size. You cut your own blanks. Can you cut them 5/8" square? Of course this is assuming that you use sharp drills and can drill a straight hole.
I just picked up a very nice piece of Wenge, 20" long X 3" wide X 7/8" thick. Very nice tight grain pattern, I would guess about 20 lines per inch. I want to get all the blanks I can out of it. I understand that the fatter pens show the grain more and will cut some 3/4" square for fatter pens.
If you are turning Slimlines per the bushing size. You cut your own blanks. Can you cut them 5/8" square? Of course this is assuming that you use sharp drills and can drill a straight hole.
I just picked up a very nice piece of Wenge, 20" long X 3" wide X 7/8" thick. Very nice tight grain pattern, I would guess about 20 lines per inch. I want to get all the blanks I can out of it. I understand that the fatter pens show the grain more and will cut some 3/4" square for fatter pens.