Problem Issue #1
When I go to the instructions for the Cigar kit which are posted on Turners Retreat, those instructions are actually the Berea instructions.
Project Kit A very attractive large heavy pen with a dark ring centre band. Please note, the image is an example of what you could create with the kit. In addition to this kit, you will need: a pen blank Cigar bushing set colt pen drill
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As far as I know, this is the "horse's mouth" because Berea was the originator of the Berea Cigar pen kit ... of course, a noob might not know that.
Berea instructions are always excessively wordy .... no one wants to read through tons of words to get to the point you need to know.
Problem Issue #2
The website for Craft Supplies USA is .... woodturnerscatalog.com .... a name which is nothing like you would expect .
And when you get there, the path to the actual instructions is not that clear ... do you look for Apprentice Cigar, or Artisan Cigar and you have to know that the instruction document is a .pdf file .... would a noob know those things ?
But the instructions there are very concise and precise, and there is a good diagram showing the arrangement of the 4 different bushings.
Issue #3
When a noob buys a Cigar kit from Rockler, they would naturally expect to get instructions from Rockler. . But Rockler instructions are notoriously bad and published in two parts ... the general blurb, and then the kit-specific blurb ... and they are the absolute worst instructions of all available.
So, the noobie is kinda set up for a very tough experience. . As I see it, the noobie is virtually set up for failure ... espec. for the very tricky Cigar kit.
The best course of action is to rely on personal advice from experienced turners ...... but how would a newbie/noobie know that ???
It's a TOUGHIE !!