Spent yesterday making a new jig. I wanted an accurate way to make striped designs. I made my first pen from it this morning and was a little disappointed. The blank looked great, but when I finished the pen, my stripes were not straight. I scratched my head, because I took great pains to make sure my jig was square and very precise. Got a cup of coffee and trued to figure out what could have went wrong. Then it hit me, the stripes were not straight, maybe because the hole was slightly askew. I had stock left from the first try so I drilled it first with a smaller bit and then again with the correct bit. This time it worked like I intended. After I got the glue up done, there's only a small core, I think drilling it with the bigger bit first, wax bigger than that cord and I think the segments left the bit wander. Also , and this never happens, the whole jig cost me 88 cents, the cost of two bolts, because I had everything I needed , left over from other projects. Here are a few pictures of pen I made from it. Attaching a picture of the jig as well.
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