Title:
Pen turner's workbook : making pens from simple to stunning
Author:
Gross, Barry.
ISBN:
9781565237636
Personal Author:
Edition:
3rd edition, revised & expanded.
Physical Description:
ix, 133 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 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 StainingPart 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 PenPart 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 PenPart 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 BlanksPart 6 - FAQ and Troubleshooting -- Part 7 - Marketing Your Pens.
Abstract:
"Learn to make pens that are both practical - and beautiful! In this newly revised edition, author and expert pen turner, Barry Gross provides new pen kits and mechanisms with up-to-date techniques, along with the in-dept instruction and creative ideas for both the novice and the experiences turner looking for new ideas. From choosing a lathe to pen turning basics and even marketing your work - no detail has been left out! Also included is a section on casting your own acrylic pen bodies, so you can customize by embedding your own artwork and memorabilia. Instructions for turning pens made from Corian(r), InLace, antler and other materials included. "-- Provided by publisher.
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