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6 Steps to Great Penmaking |  |
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You'll need a lathe to turn your project |  |
| If you already own a lathe, skip to the next step. If not, you’ll need to decide which lathe is right for you. One of the new mini-lathes make pencrafting easy. Call us for suggestions. | ||
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Find a mandrel to fit your lathe’s headstock. |  Choose from Our wide selection of precision mandrels. |
| The mandrel allows mounting the pen tubes and wood to the lathe for turning. Our pencrafting system allows any of our kits (regardless of tube diameter) to be made on the same mandrel. | ||
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Choose any pencrafting project kit you like. | 
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Our huge variety of kits include all of the metal components (usually 24 kt gold) used in making your pencrafting project. For example, a typical pen kit will include: brass tubes, a pen refill, a 24 kt. clip, band and cap, and a twist mechanism that extends and retracts the refill. |
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The beauty of pen making is in the wood. |  |
| Use our convenient wood blanks, your own shop discards, or found wood. We carry standard, exotic, and rare woods as well as colorful acrylic blanks. | ||
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Use the appropriate bushings and drill bit. |
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| Our pencrafting kits are turned on a mandrel using the appropriate set of bushings for that kit. Bushings serve two purposes: They indicate the final diameter of the wood on the pen tubes, and they make it easy to mount tubes onto your mandrel. You’ll also need to drill the wood so it can accept the kits brass tube(s). The correct bushings and drill bits are identified with each pencrafting kit in our catalog. | ||
| Buy 10 pencrafting kits and you’ll pay only $3.00 for most bushing sets. It’s never been easier to get started with our pencrafting system. | ||
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Finish the job with panache — and polish. |  |
Bring your pencrafting project to a dramatic conclusion with our many outstanding abrasives, lacquers, waxes and polishes. Present your project in one of our many display boxes and smile as you gracefully accept the compliments. |
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| "Everyone is a genius at least once a year; a real genius has his original ideas closer together." - Georg Lichtenberg (1742-1799) |
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