Plain Pen: Drill and Refills Pack

How To Make a plain Pen 
Available in Blue or Black.

1 x 3.5mm x 180mm long drill also sold separately
10 x  Refills 

Instructions can be found at www.sawg.org.nz under projects.

Blanks available from New Zealand Kauri $1.20 each.

Start with a blank that is at least 190 long and 20 x 20mm.

It is best to hold this in a 25mm chuck with the tail brought up for security. You can hold it in the centre of a larger chuck, for this make the blank longer. Round it off.

Wind the speed up as this wood has a small diameter.

Plain Pens
With the wood round, take the tailstock away. Use the dent made by the tailstock to start drilling a 3.5mm hole 130mm into the wood. Do this gently, withdrawing the drill after each 2 or 3
mm. Then drill a 4mm hole into the first 10mm of the wood. In soft wood the 3.5mm drill may have already made the start of the hole this large enough.
Insert the rivet part of a 4mm dia pop rivet in the drilled hole and bring the tail up again.
Now shape the pen barrel. Knobs, beads, coves, burn lines, endless possibilities. Continue shaping and sanding until almost ready to part off at the headstock end. Apply the finish of your choice.
Part off. Remove but don't lose the pop rivet.
Finish the parted off area.
Insert a bic refill.