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by Scoff and Kathy Griffith

SUPPLIES

Carba-tec Lathe CT-Lathe-1 Duplicator CT-Dup (optional) Lathe Mandrel Set, PK1001 Barrel Trimmer Kit, PK1390 Pen Press, PK1008 Lace Sheoak Pen Blank, PB1631 Shellawax Cream, PK1009 Abrasive Roils, PK1276 Slimline Pen Kit, PK1013 24kt Comfort Pen Kit, PK1015

*AII of the supplies listed above are available from Steebar at: www.steebar.com; or Penn State Industries at: pennstateind.com, 1-800-377-7297.

Introduction

The "Slimline" kits are some cf the simplest kits to make and offer an extraordinary number of variations. The 7mm tool components (drill bit, barrel trimmer, and mandrel) form the basics for many of the other kits available to turners. The "you-design-it" clips and bands offered by Penn State Industries and their distributors allow you to customize the basic Slimline pen and pencil. There are also Slimline kits available in satin (pewter), flat black, and titanium finishes. These kits of-'er an economical option for learning and experimenting with your woods. If Ihe blanks crack or don't finish as well as desirod, simply order extra tubes for the kit and try again. Once your pen is assembled, be sure it operates properly; if the pen point does not retrcct

completely inside the pen tip, the brass tube was Irimmed too short. There is a disassembly kit available thai allows recovery of parts, and once new brass tubes are added you have a complete kit ready lor another try.

The standard Slimline is a basic straight line cut which can be made using a skew chisel or gouge. The duplicator is a popular accessory to use with Slimline pen kits, and there are a variety of templates available. If you have turned a particularly pleasing pen design, you con use it as the master in the duplicator and moke many more. The duplicator and the templates allow for the production of multiple items with matching designs. For example, turn a Slimline pen and pencil, letter opener, magnifier, key ring and a detachable pen or clip-on pen using the same template in the dup.icctor. Use one of the available glass-top display boxes for them and you have a unique presentation set for sales or gifts. The duplicator and templates expand the variety of designs and allow production of matching repetitive patterns.

Getting started

The following directions and photos illustrate our process of turning, so be sure to also read all directions related to your particular toois and kils. If you are cuTting wood for a number of pens, here's a few tips to help keep them matched: cut long sirips the proper width for your blanks; use a marker and the brass tube of the kit being made to mark lines down the stick 1/4" longer than the length of The'tube; then number the pieces (see Fig. 1). The two pieces marked "1" will make per No. 1, the two pieces marked "2" will make pen No. 2, and so on. This allows both pieces of each pen to have a continuing grain pattern. New turners should check

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