Square-in-a-Circle Inlay

David Reed Smith

TOOLS AND MATERIALS NEEDED:
Lathe (with collet chuck preferred)
Conical point tailstock center
Table saw (with sled preferred)
Construction lumber scraps for assembly jig
Contrasting wood for inlay
Glue
Rubber bands
Hand saw (flush cutting preferred)

Please refer to all manufacturers' labels for proper product usage.

Cholla Cactus Pens

Barry Gross

TOOLS NEEDED:
Disc sander with squaring jig
Drill centering guide and appropriate drill bit for pen kit selected
Lathe with carbide tipped turning tools (New Edge Cutting Tools)
Scroll saw or band saw
Sanding supplies

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Pen Kit of choice (Majestic Jr., Majestic Squire & Gatsby Pen from Penn State Industries)
Cholla Cactus (BG Artforms) or get your own in the desert
Turquoise rocks to crush your own fill or obtain the filling material (available from Craft Supply or Arizona Silhouette)
2” pipe with cap
1” pipe with cap
PFK-1 Acrylic sanding kit*
PFK-2 Abralon sanding kit*
APBS-1 Acrylic Pen Buffing System*
Hot Stuff Super T, Cyanoacrylate glue (CA or Superglue)*

Please refer to all manufacturers' labels for proper product usage.

American Dreamer

Jim Rinde

MATERIALS NEEDED:
3/4" x 6” x 6” dry purpleheart or species of choice
Assorted grits of abrasive paper
epoxy resins: Rhino Linings1403 cured with their 403 curing agent*

TOOLS NEEDED:
Lathe
4-jawed chuck
Live tailstock center
1/2" skew chisel
1/2" bedan
1/16" and 1/8" parting tools
1/2" bowl gouge
2" modified paint scraper
Shop built vacuum chamber
oven
Vacuum chucking system with a 50mm chuck

Please refer to all manufacturers' labels for proper product usage.

Capitol Box

Larry Miller

MATERIALS NEEDED:
Wood: big leaf maple or selected wood of choice
Waste wood for creating jam chuck
Friction polish, spray lacquer, or finish of choice
Assorted grits of Abrasive paper

TOOLS NEEDED:
Lathe with a 4 prong drive center, live center and a 3”, 4-jawed chuck
Assorted lathe chisels, including: 3/8” detail spindle gouge, bedan, modified bedan, modified square nosed scraper, round nose scraper, 1/16” thin parting tool, 3/8” parting/beading tool, and a pyramid tool
Ruler
Depth gauge
shop-made diameter template or outside calipers

Please refer to all manufacturers' labels for proper product usage.

Metal Inlaid Pens

Leopold A. Frilot, Jr.

MATERIALS NEEDED:
3/4” x 3/4” x 5” pen blanks (cocobolo, Masur birch, ebony)
1-3/4" x 1-3/4" x 5" dense hardwood blank
1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 6" dense hardwood blank
Various grits of abrasives
Medium viscosity CA glue
Masking tape

*Designer Platinum Pen Kit: #PKMONTP $ 5.95
Designer Pen Kit bushing set: #PKMONT-BU $ 5.95
#2 Morse taper maxi-mandrel: #PKM-FLC $17.95
Pen blank boring center vise: #DRILLCENT3 $49.95
Barrel trimmer: #PKTRIMKIT $35.95
Micromesh sanding pads: #MMESHPADS $22.95
Myland’s Friction Polish: #MYPOL $19.95
Renaissance Wax: #RENWAX $17.50

Penn State Industries
9900 Global Rd. Philadelphia, PA 19115
(800) 377-7297 | www.pennstateind.com

*Metal Inserts: SMA-032-D $ 5.95

Small Parts
(800) 220-4242 | www.smallparts.com

TOOLS NEEDED:
Table saw
Sliding miter gauge
Belt sander
Heavy duty scissors
Lathe with 60° live tailstock center
C-clamps
Dust collector
Face shield
CI1 Easy Rougher: Item #1201 $179.37, package deal

Easy Wood Tools
2601 West 4th St. Owensboro, KY 42301
(270) 903-4270 | www.easywoodtools.com

Please refer to all manufacturers' labels for proper product usage.