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Taking a break from larger project, in this video, I turn some simple pens from “tropical hardwoods”. The pen kit is a slimline.

While I do not know the specific species of wood, in my experience, these blanks are low density – some do not turn well. To improve this density issue, the wood was stabilized.

While the pen is simple, there is a processs to prepare and complete a pen.

• Mark the blank
• Cut pen sections to length
• Drill center holes
• Sand brass tubes
• Glue brass tubes into wood.
• Trim pen sections down to clean brass
• Turn pen profile
• Sand and apply finish
• Press parts together to assemble.

Of course, much more could be done to “dress up” the pen blank.

Enjoy.