By making a pen with your new wood lathe

So you've just purchased a wood lathe but I do not know what type of project should begin with. Not just the right amount of skill is achieved, chunks of wood can be created with a wood lathe. However, before you get too much over your head, it is recommended to start with a basic project lathe. My recommendation would be starting from carving your pen very personal.

Pen turning is a common hobby or past time. These pens at home can make excellent gifts for any event. Pen spinning is a fun yet practical project that can help you get a glimpse of the ability of your wood lathe. The following are some suggestions in preparing your wood lathe that will help you make the first successful experience wood lathe.

1. choose an empty wooden interesting. One of the great things
information about pen breakthrough is that you can use any type of wood you want, including pieces of scrap from other projects. Take a piece of wood with interesting understanding. Be aware that some wood changes appearance with exposure to light and air and will begin to seem tedious with time, as Paduak wood or Purple Heart. If you're not familiar with a piece of scrap wood there are numerous wooden spaces that can be purchased in all types of exotic woods.

2. examine your wood. It is very important that you examine the wood that you use for your project. Make sure that the wood is dry and without defects or cracks. Damp wood and cracked will make for a terrible pen, if you can even make one out of that type of wood at all.

3. it's better to be oversized than undersized. If you have to choose between an empty wood oversized and undersized blank, always choose the oversized. This will give you some room for manoeuvre in case you make a mistake.

4. Have an idea. As with everything else in life, your pen will be better if you have an idea about what you want to create before you start. Decide before you use the wood lathe on which type of shape you want to the pen.

5. mark the wood blank before cutting. It's nice to put a pencil across the grain of the wood before you start. This will make it easier to match the grain after it cut the wood.

6. make sure that the ends are square. If the ends of your white wood are not perfectly square before using the wood lathe, there will be the possibility of cracking when the pen is assembled.

7. smaller wood lathe. This tip is really only meant to make your life easier. Any wooden lathe is suitable for pen turning; However, the smaller the wood lathe easier your job is.

8. keep it simple the first couple of times. It is tempting to want to make some forms of fun and intricate pen the first couple of times but stick to the basics to understand just exactly what it is that you're doing.

A pen is a simple project that can help you with the opportunity to start your new wood lathe. After conquering, creating your own pen, there are several other projects to begin with, as the table and chair legs, wooden bowls, wooden candle sticks, Hammers or even pieces of a chess set. Just remember to start with a simple project with the wood lathe to get use for your new instrument before attempting to projects more difficult.

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