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Introduction To Pen Turning and Taking The Wooden Pen Up A Notch
All skill levels are welcome – Everyone starts with making a traditional wooden pen. But it does not need to end there. The key to the process is challenging yourself to do something new and branch out. We will take wood to a new level.
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Topics include the entire process from blank selection or creation, drilling, gluing, turning, finishing, and assembly. We will look at numerous finishing techniques and the challenges of each – from simple buffing to CA and many in between. Working with all the basic tools and jigs used in the process.
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Now taking the wood pen to the next steps – coloring, bleaching and segmenting wood. We will discuss the different techniques to make your work standout above the rest.
Very interactive. Strong PowerPoint with additional visuals and hands on.
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Turning Alternative Materials And Casting
All Skill Levels - Go beyond the traditional wooden pen to making a pen from almost anything in sight – acrylics, feathers, steam punk, postage stamps, carbon fiber, and antler.
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Topics include the entire process from blank selection or creation, drilling, coloring, gluing, turning, finishing, and assembly. Single-tool turning techniques for making the perfect cut on acrylic and not chipping out.
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Do-it-yourself casting - the fun and creativity of making your own blanks. From postage stamps, carbon fiber, pictures, worthless wood, to the Steam Punk Mickey Mouse Crushed Penny pen.
Very interactive. Strong PowerPoint with additional visuals and hands on.
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