First Pens on a Pen Mandrel

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:23 am

One of my Christmas presents to myself this year was a pen mandrel so I could make some pens. Pen companies sure do make a piece of wood look good. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. The slim line pen was a practice pen. The nautical theme one is for my daughter, retired 20+ years in the Coast Guard. The bolt action is for my son, 25+ years of service and I think he's in Iraq at present.

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joedw00 · Post by **joedw00** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:51 am

Looking good, very nice pens.

algale · Post by **algale** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:12 pm

Those will be enjoyed!

newportcycle · Post by **newportcycle** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:49 am

Very nice indeed.

Dansmith · Post by **Dansmith** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:35 am

Great work.

dynabase · Post by **dynabase** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:49 pm

Where did you find the Navy pen kit? I am looking for military kits. My local Woodcraft does not have them and I didn't see any on the Penn State site.

Michael

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 3:07 pm

What mandrel are you using. Which is the best?

redleg · Post by **redleg** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:41 pm

Thanks again for the compliments. dynabase the Nautical pen kit (PKNAUTAB) and the Bolt action pen (PKCP80XX) are Penn State Industries but I could have sworn I bought them at the Woodcraft Store in Norfolk, VA. I did find them on the PSI on line site by item #. I figured the nautical theme would be ok for a wide range of customers like Navy, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and boaters. ED the mandrel (PKM-AL) was also the one from PSI because it specifically mentions that it fits a Shopsmith. The mandrell and slim line pen was from PSI online. I tried the Captain Eddie 12 cent pen on the drill bit previously but I don't have enough experience with pen mandrels to give a 2 cent opinion.

dannyshamoon · Post by **dannyshamoon** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:19 pm

Those look GREAT. I know what you mean about making wood outstanding. I made some with Spalted Tamarind and Brazilian Brownheart turned out great.
Nice job
Danny

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