For those who have never made a pen before but always wanted to know “how did they do that,” Barry will show you and your child how easy and fun it is to make beautiful writing instruments. Writing instruments sounds a lot more expensive and involved than just calling them “pens.”

A quick overview of what tools are necessary to make pens will be discussed. The instructor will demonstrate how to make a pen from beginning to end. The students will learn how to drill a pen blank on a lathe, glue the pen tube in the blank, square the end of the blank, turn it on the lathe, finish it and then assemble this masterpiece into a pen or pencil! Turning tool techniques and which turning tools are the best for each student will be discussed and demonstrated. Each participant will make at least two pens and two pencils while having FUN!