Powerstroke 7.3
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As promised I am posting the picture of my first pen.
I am waiting for my order to come in of all the basics – (mandrel, sand paper, pen kits…) but I picked up Octobers issue of Woodturning Design and saw the article by Kurt Hertzog on making pens. So I went and bought some Paper Mate pens and drill bits along with some nylon bushings to make my own mandrel / bushings and using a weeping willow blank I received from Joe at shadetree_1 made my first pen. While far from perfect my wife has already claimed it…..
I am waiting for my order to come in of all the basics – (mandrel, sand paper, pen kits…) but I picked up Octobers issue of Woodturning Design and saw the article by Kurt Hertzog on making pens. So I went and bought some Paper Mate pens and drill bits along with some nylon bushings to make my own mandrel / bushings and using a weeping willow blank I received from Joe at shadetree_1 made my first pen. While far from perfect my wife has already claimed it…..