Gentlemen, you may not have been on IAP long enough to realize this is one of the reasons that these advanced penmakers STOPPED showing their work. (Requests for tutorials)
If you have the talent to play a concert piano and a novice asks, "How do you do that"?
What would you say??
PRACTICE!! DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS!! Then, you might be able to understand the explanation, were the pianist willing to undertake to explain his expertise.
Ed, there is really no need to shout. If you think 3 "best show" fotos are enough to reverse engineer, I'm really glad for you. Not all of us capable of doing it without even seeing unscrewed pen. I myself do not need precise instruction, but some hints really would be helpful.
Aren't contests made to inspire people? Aren't "how did you done that???" appreciation?
As for my question - there are some tutorials on going kitless, but I'm stopping going that way... because I'm not inspired by most kitless pens. You know, I love wood. I love "sticks with a clip" from wood, I'm indifferent to "sticks with a clip" from resin. And going kitless is expencive (collet chucks, taps, dies, holders, more precise lathe at the end). But seeing Rich's pen - I really like to try to make kitless wood pen. Now I know it's possible, but I really need some hints how it is done.
And last - I understand "no", when it's said by person being asked, but it doesn't look nice, when someone answers for others. But still, I appreciate your involvement and work to get things done here, and I know it was hard time, and thanks for all that and for sponsorship.