Ebook: The Pen Turner's Bible: The Art of Creating Custom Pens

Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of Contents; Introduction; I. The Basics; 1. Basic Tools; 2. Drilling; 3. Materials; 4. First Pen: Gatsby Ballpoint Pen; II. Easy Projects; 5. A Medium-Size Rollerball Pen; 6. A Large Fountain Pen; 7. The Fine Points; 8. Perfect Fit Ballpoint Pen; 9. Antler Cigar Pen; 10. Ivory Pen; III. Advanced Projects; 11. A Pencil Using a Pentel Mechanism; 12. Laser-cut Ballpoint Pen; 13. Aluminum Fountain Pen; 14. The Versatile Slimline Pen Kit; 15. Classic Slimline Pen Customizations; 16. Sweetheart Pen; 17. Desk Pen; 18. Closed End Pen.;Featuring more than 25 pen projects and using the latest hardware kits on the market, this helpful how-to book journeys from turning basic ballpoint pens to creating complex fountain pens. Beginning with a simple yet very elegant ballpoint, the steps in its creation are explained in detail while subsequent chapters and projects add additional complexity and techniques. The author's original designs for many unique tools are also included, discussing spiraling jigs in both the past and present and demonstrating their ability to produce the popular rope design as well as straight fluted or facet.