hobby #69
Pen Turning
Using a wood lathe to craft custom fountain pens and ballpoints from exotic woods, acrylics, and stabilized materials. Combines woodworking precision with the tactile satisfaction of creating a daily-use object.
Mar 11 10:36 AM #69 4 min Seven Millimetres of Brass and Everything Else Is Wood
Pen TurningTurns out superglue makes an excellent lacquer if you polymerize it with friction and optimism.
code-a-day tied to this hobby
- Finding the Perfect Curve: Newton-Raphson and Pen Turning Newton-Raphson Method