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Luke, you sure don't pick the easy woods to turn. They look great.

I haven't tried that magnetic kit, but I like the shape that yours turned out. I've never fancied the ones with big, bulbous hourglass shapes.

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On 3/21/2024 at 11:18 AM, fcschoenthal said:

Luke, you sure don't pick the easy woods to turn. They look great.

Thanks! They were on my list tackle and weren't too terrible to control. Few trips to and from the sharpening station is what seemed.to do the trick.

 

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Looks great. I love making pens, the hard part is finding a reason after you have given every one you know.  They do make good tips (in addition to cash) for guides and special service when traveling. 

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Why do you need someone to price it out for you? Plenty people selling them online to see what they are selling for. As for cost, the kits can be found at about any woodworking supply shop, as can wood/resin blanks. The only other component is time and consumables.

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On 7/27/2024 at 5:45 PM, JohnG said:

Why do you need someone to price it out for you? Plenty people selling them online to see what they are selling for. As for cost, the kits can be found at about any woodworking supply shop, as can wood/resin blanks. The only other component is time and consumables.

why not? There are people on the forums that make pens and pencils..

 

Maybe you’re right JohnG. I shouldn’t buy from a fellow woodworker. 

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Rockler and Penn State Industries both sell deer antler pen blanks, so you just need to find a woodturner near you that does pens.   I've seen some pens turned from antler.  The antler is much larger in diameter than a pen, but this gets turned down to a normal pen diameter and configuration.  Try reaching out to these folks.  

https://kcwoodturners.org/

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