Wooden_Pen_Turner_11
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I have only done slimline and cigar style pens but when I cut them, there is always a little block at the end. What can you do with a bunch of them?
i put them all in a bag of ever increasing bulk. i think "someday..." but someday has never come.
I use a boxi put them all in a bag of ever increasing bulk. i think "someday..." but someday has never come.
That's just silly.
I use a big bucket.
I've glued them together end to end into about 6 inch lengths. Then I split them down the middle lengthwise on the band saw. I then flip one of the pieces end for end and glue them back together. Rotate the blank 90 degrees along the long axis and cut it lengthwise again. Flip one side end for end again and reglue. Now, just cut, drill, and turn. It makes for great pens, and they have sold like crazy for me.
If you do several of them, you can mix and match. You can add veneer, aluminum, etc between layers to create more interest. I usually just use titebond glue, and it seems to hold well.
Don't have any of them made up right now because they all sold.
Hey man, next time you make one, PM me a picture, or post it on here. I bet everyone would love to see 'em.
Here is one that hasn't been mentioned especially for those "nice" grain species. In the fall find an oak tree that produces huge acorns and look around the ground. All those acorn caps about 3/4" to 1" will be lying on the ground. Find as many as you can. Take them home and brush them off and put some danish oil in a pan and let them soak for awhile. Let em dry. Take your little cut offs and drill a 3/8" hole in the end and glue a little section of 3/8" dowel rod. Use your jaw chuck or better yet Beall Collet Chuck and turn a wooden acorn. I get close to the diameter and use my dremel tool to grind the inside of the cap to fit. Glue the cap on. Make about 20 or 30 and put them in a turned bowl. Makes one of the coolest decorations for the Mrs. She will absolutely love it.