Turning a pen is my favorite beginner project. It’s also one of my favorite go-to gift ideas to turn. Pens are usually turned out of wood or resin. This post focuses on wood. Turn a pen out of wood for yourself or as a unique gift for someone else. Every time I have given a hand-crafted pen, the recipient has been in awe. And a pen is something that will get used every day!
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Do you enjoy handmade cocktails? Or know someone who does? Make a muddler for your bar or as a gift for someone else.
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A lathe is a machine that rotates a workpiece and a mini lathe indicates the size of the machine and subsequent workpiece size compared to a full-sized, industrial floor standing lathe. As the smallest lathe size a mini lathe is sometimes also called a micro lathe or pen lathe. The latter name comes from the
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If you’ve ever wondered how baseball bats or screws are made, then you’ve surely heard of a wood lathe already. A lathe rotates a workpiece around a certain axis and then uses cutting machines to give it any shape the user wants. Nevertheless, you might be wondering how much does a lathe actually cost? A
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