Overview

Learn to make pens that are both practical and beautiful! This revised and expanded edition of the penmaking classic offers new projects, new photographs, new materials, and new techniques. No detail has been left out, from choosing a lathe to pen turning basics and even marketing your work. Includes a new section on casting your own acrylic pen bodies, so you can customize by embedding unique artwork and memorabilia.

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Author:   Barry Gross
Publisher:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Imprint:   Fox Chapel Publishing
Edition:   Expanded
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781565237636

ISBN 10:   1565237633
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   01 December 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1 - Gallery of Pens Part 2 - Pen Turning Basics Chapter 1 - Setting Up Shop Chapter 2 - Selecting Materials Chapter 3 - Pen Plating and Styles Chapter 4 - Pen Blank Preparation Chapter 5 - Pen Turning Tool Techniques Chapter 6 - Dyeing and Staining Part 3 - Turning Wooden Pens Project 1- Slimline Pen Project 2- Wire-Burned Band Slimline Pen Project 3- Corian-Banded Slimline Pen Project 4- Box Elder Comfort Pen Project 5- Maple Rollerball Pen Project 6- Maple Burl Gatsby Click Pen Project 7- Buckeye Burl Cigar Pen Part 4 - Turning Pens from other Materials Project 1- Corian Cigar Pen Project 2- Acrylic Scrap Sectional Gatsby Pen Project 3- Olympian Elite M3 Macro Molecular Metal Pen Project 4- Rollerball Wood and Corian Pen Project 5- Deer Antler Fountain Pen Project 6- Color Grain Classic Elite Rollerball Pen Part 5 - Turning Advanced Pens Project 1- Segmented Pen Project 2- Closed-End Fountain Pen Project 3- Single-Cross Fountain Pen Project 4- Laser Pen Kits Project 5- Casting Your Own Pen Blanks Part 6 - FAQ and Troubleshooting Part 7 - Marketing Your Pens

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Author Information

Barry Gross is an expert woodworker and artisan with more than 30 years of experience. A member of the American Association of Woodturners, the Bucks County Woodturning Association, and the Scroll Saw Association of the World. He lives in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.

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