Classic American Click pen

[Marc Phillips]

I just got a few of these from Woodcraft... the instructions left me wondering if I was reading it right...

Please take a look at the drawing I just did and let me know if I read this right, or??

Thanks

 

[Marc Phillips]

Anyone ever make one of these?

 

[bitshird]

Marc, I haven't done one of the clicks, but that's the same as for the American flat top. Are you supposed to take the wood off all the way down to the tube??

 

[Marc Phillips]

Marc, I haven't done one of the clicks, but that's the same as for the American flat top. Are you supposed to take the wood off all the way down to the tube??

According to the instructions you take the wood off down to the tube...

http://www2.woodcraft.com/PDF/77C08.pdf

 

[Displaced Canadian]

I haven't made that pen but it does sound right. On the twist cl am you part off about 1/4 " for the center band. That is my best guess.

 

[gvanweerd]

yep take it right down to the tube.

 

[RHunter]

I just finished up the cap of one of those, yes you do take it down to the tube- I take the part toward the tailstock (only because I align the blanks with the cap on the headstock), and I like the extra room to swing my tools on the end I need to work the most. I hate bumping the brass nut with my skew when I work the nib end...

And the Berea instructions say 1-3/4" from the clip end of the cap.

I personally find Berea's Instructions better than Woodcraft's. Try these:

http://www.arizonasilhouette.com/Pen Kit Instructions/FlatTopPushPen.pdf

-Doug