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Slide 2 S J Pens Woodcraft & Penturning How I make my pens Slide 3 Select pen components and turning stock Slide 4 Mark the stock to pen tube size slightly oversized for trimming later. Slide 5 Cutting pen stock on a band saw. Slide 6 After cutting. Slide 7 Drilling the blank (pen stock) on a drill press. Slide 8 Close up view. Slide 9 Two Parts Epoxy for gluing the tube to pen blank. Slide 10 Applying epoxy to tube. Slide 11 Inserting tube with a twisting motion to spread the glue evenly. Slide 12 Final stage of tube insertion. Slide 13 Disc sander with special jig for squaring the edges. Slide 14 Squaring the edges of the blank. Slide 15 After squaring blank to tube. Slide 16 Blank with pen bushes for mounting on lathe for turning. Slide 17 Blank mounted on wood lathe ready for turning. Slide 18 Ready to turn square blank round using chisel with carbide inserts Slide 19 Turning away and making sawdust. Slide 20 More sawdust and taking shape. Slide 21 Turned to near finished size. Slide 22 Turning with a high speed steel skew chisel for a final smooth finish. Slide 23 Measuring the barrel. Slide 24 Dry Sanding with 9-step Micro Mesh. Slide 25 Micro Mesh from 1500 to 12000 grit Slide 26 Cleaning with DNA (Denatured Alcohol) Slide 27 Applying thin Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) as a finish. Slide 28 Building up with 8 coats of Cyanoacrylate. Slide 29 Wet sanding with Micro Mesh for a glass like durable finish. Slide 30 The finished pen barrel with a beautiful finish Slide 31 Pen Press for assembling the Pen Slide 32 Pressing pen components to barrel Slide 33 Finished Pen