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I was browsing through the photos and look what I found.
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Very well done. I love the look . there are so many woods that would look terrific with that style. Give us the scoop on how you did this. Enquiring minds want to know.
 
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Can't slip nothing buy you guys [:D]

The main pen body had a hole just large enough to hold the converter, drilled all the way till 1/4 inch from the end. Drilled another hole about 1/4 inch long to accept the brass tube. Cut the brass tube 1/4 inch and CA in. These messurements are not exact, I'm at the office with no messuring tools. Turned the pen body using a drill chuck since I don't have a Beal collet. The ebonite cumberland is sweet amterial to work with. That's it. I have seen several made this way, Vick had a nice mesquite one and there was a red bowling ball material done by ??

Anthony
 
Chanks for askin [:p]
I used the mini pen mandrel that I purchased for making the CS pocket pen. I chucked that small mandrell in the chuck and slid the bushing for the statesmen on it and then snugged the tail stock.
 
For those closed barrels a pin chuck can also be used. Look at the bottom of this page:

http://www.fholder.com/Woodturning/tips.htm

It can be made from a bolt, aluminum rod, or even hardwood.
 
I wish I could take credit Anthony but I do not have anything nearly that nice as a pen like yours in mesquite. Or are you talking about another Vick
 
Ah....the old memory thing, it was Vern, At least I was close... here is the pen
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2665&SearchTerms=mesquite

oobak was the other I was thinking of. Solid body Baron
http://www.penturners.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2953&SearchTerms=bowling,ball
 
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