I know I yap on a bit about how important it is about matching the grain on your hand made pens. Above is a photo of a Red Cedar pencil kit. It is of the one pen with the grain lined up in two different positions. The bottom picture is of what a grained matched... Continue Reading →
When gluing up, I set myself up over a rubbish bin – that way all the surplus glue drips into the bin rather than all over the floor. I use thick CA to glue my brass tubes into the pen blanks. Mitre Fix is the actual glue I use. I prepare the tubes by sanding... Continue Reading →
After cutting the blanks on the band saw, I line up the blanks and I start drilling the holes for the brass tubes. I always start with the larger diameter holes, that way if I stuff up, I can recover the other half for a smaller pen like the Sierra or Elegant Beauty. When it... Continue Reading →
In this video I prepare some blanks for some Barons for glue up. The way I prepare my pen blanks is I always try to match the grain of the pens when I’m assembling my pens. I go through a few steps prior to cutting and drilling the pen blanks. 1. I mark the blanks... Continue Reading →
