slimline

I would like to remove about 1/16 inch off a slimline pen barrel, to give me more space to engrave a name with a pantograph engraver (Gravograph IM3). Any pen over 10mm, 3/8 inch, diameter engraves well with my IM3. Anyone have any suggestions how to do this accurately. thank you Peter

Hello, What suggestions can you give me to make a flat surface on a 7mm pen, in order to give me 1 1/2 mm, (1/16") to engrave on a flat surface. Please give me a technical description of how to hold the pen, and how to create the FLAT surface. Tools available: - Lathes, Dremel, Pillar...

As the title implies, I thought I'd go all out with my first pen. Lot of firsts with mixed results. The glue up was a success (Mesquite burl with Texas Ebony)and I give the solder inlay an A-. The pen turned out nice but for some reason when I trimmed the ends they didn't square up correctly...

Here is one of the photos from my first attempt at pen photography. I used two light sources for this image. One overhead video light giving a slight glow on the pen and using a bounced small hotshoe flash as the main fill light. I realized that I need to add more light to the button of the pen...

Saw a couple of people post these on a Facebook Pen Turners group, and decided to give one a try today. Really happy with how it came out. Red coated slimline kit, ebony hat, and poplar body. Details were painted with acrylic paint after it was sanded and polished.

I have been buying my blanks, pen kits and bushings from a local woodworking store. I am starting to sell my pens and I need to reduce cost of production so I have been looking online. I am looking to purchase my pen and pencil kits in larger quantities at a cost saving. Which brings me to my...

Well, it's no great beauty, but it is my first. I have learned a lot making it. Already have my second one almost ready and will post pics tomorrow. Improving my CA finish for sure, though I was not going for super-shiny on this one, just durable matte finish.

Hey Everyone, One time when I was at a Craft Fair someone mentioned making a pen out of a large pinecone. Well recently I was trying to think of something unique to make a pen out of and I remembered some pinecones we had collected from a park and decided to try it. So here are my results if...

Thought I would share my technique for disassembling slimlines. It's similar to the technique used on the PSI tool, using a coat hanger and Allen wrench. 1. Break pen apart, removing center and. 2. Cut a piece of metal coat hanger, about 6". 3. Run coat hanger through twist mechanism to...

Here is part 2, Thanks to all who watch and any feedback is appreciated so I can make better videos in the future. Beginning Pen Making Part 2, Making a Slimline Pen - YouTube Chad

Hi All, A slimline (well as slim as I like to make a slimline) pen in spalted beech. I tried to finish in CA as I've read good things on here about the results, but wound up sanding back and friction polishing in the end. Anyone got some advice on how to CA finish a wooden pen...

So, my church was having a missions concert to raise funds for all of our missions (trip to Kenya, trip to Nigeria, local missions as well), and they were advertising there was going to be a raffle/silent auction as well. I decided to offer a few pens for the pot. I had some spare cedar that was...

This was my first attempt at a pen with a knot inlay. The barrel is honey locust and the inlay is mesquite. I was fairly happy with the knot, but the finish I was having issues with. This was also my first attempt at a CA/BLO finish. didn't turn out very well....guess I just guess I have to...

I've been turning pens for about 2 months now (I'm 18 years old). Mostly slimlines, but in the last two weeks I have experimented with a european and a electra. I'm new to the forum and this will be my first post with one of my first pens that isn't a slim. Criticism is welcome! P.S. sorry...

Saw this concept on the Pen Turners Facebook page and tried a couple. First time posting my work, so be kind! The first attempt was with bocote and the black chrome kit. The second was gluing curly maple and padauk cut on a 15 degree angle, topped off with the gun metal kit. Pretty fun!

I am a new pen turner, and these are my first 11 pens. I know they're nothing out of the ordinary, but I wanted to get some input of what I could do better. also, what do think they're worth, like in a market environment. I am only 15, so go easy

Introduction to the First Annual Russ Fairfield Challenge by Scott Greaves (Scott) ; I have been asked to introduce the Russ Fairfield Challenge. This is a new contest for the IAP Birthday Bash this year, and it is intended to honor our friend and mentor, Russ Fairfield, who passed away...

Here's a slimline pen w/zebrawood and red foil inlay pen, this process is the credit of skiprat suggestion, the blank was cut down to 5/8x5/8xby 5" then the slits cuts one was done on bandsaw other was done with a dremel cutter , then i took red foil that is use by the printing industry for foil...

Hello all!! This is a cigar pen done in one of corians new colors called (juniper) I am going to try to upload a couple pics one of which will have a couple pieces of the color sitting behind the pen. Thanks for looking. JIM

These are a few of the very first checkerboard pens I made several years ago when I first came up with this design.There have been many many other color combinations since then. Thanks for looking!! JIM