| Here is a link to pages showing images and descriptions on how I make pens at Harding Pens. |
| Pen Making and Wood Turning information Pen making has been going on for centuries. Originally Pens were quills dipped into bottles of ink. The Fountain Pen was introduced in 1884. The ball point pen came out in 1945. Recently, the availability of high quality, reasonable cost hardware kits has resulted in the rise in the number of wood-workers creating crafted pens. There is nothing like holding a wood pen and observing the beauty God wove into the grain of this natural material. The art of wood-turning is very much about exposing the natural beauty of the wood grain. For an excellent article on how to make wood pens follow this link to Russ Fairfield's informative article on pen making. How I make pens at Harding Pens can be found here. An excellent beginners article on how to turn wood by Brian Clifford. I found it a great help. Here are some very good wood-turner's and their web sites: Rich Kleinhenz - Pens; Brian Clifford - Turnings; Dave Samuelson - Turnings; Russ Faifield - Turnings and Pens; Darrell Feltmate - Turnings; Michele LeMay - Turnings and Pens Christian Burchard - Turnings; --- My Links Page Pen Making at Harding Pens ------ Pen Making Supplies - In Canada www.penblanks.ca They have recently added many US type kits and have a good selection of woods and pen making supplies. They also have a new pen making forum with lots of other Canadian pen makers. www.woodchuckers.com This is a little place in Toronto, but he is the only person in North America who distributes for Craft Supplies UK. He has a few kits you can't get anywhere else. John's prices are good too. www.leevalley.com Everyone seems to know these guys. The have limited selection and a bit expensive, but they have locations across Canada. www.jacquescoulombe.com I have not used these people yet, but several people have recommended them to me. ------ Feel free to contact-me if you have any questions or comments. Please report any links that do not work. Any suggestions on content you would like to see would be appreciated. Thanks for visiting Harding Pens and Woodturnings, Brad Harding. |
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