I have been bladesmithing for a long time now. I have always ground my handles. Last January I was at a wood show and while there got to turn a pen....I was hooked. I have made a few since then and in the process turned a few letter opener kits. They turned out OK but I want to do some higher end stuff. I want to do some in damascus with mokume fittings. I've made a few ElGrande fountain pens in a 50 cal bullet casing. I recently had one come back for ink flow problems. I asked at the wood turners meeting last night if there was a place to get into higher end innerds and was refered here. Wow this is the place I want to be. Lots of good stuff. I will probably start making my own fittings but will still need innerds. I got a metal lathe comming this weekend to aid in the process. Looking forward to learning and sharing. I'll be lurking a while looking at everything.
Larry
Larry