Easy Pen Turning - 5 Pens

[@ellenyager9577]

Fabulous! Absolutely fabulous! The depth of the finish on the wood is indeed like glass! Many respects! Semper Fi!

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Rod, I'm glad I was sitting down when I started to watch this video and heard my name and such an amazing compliment from you regarding my work. I truly appreciate it and I am really humbled. You turned 5 fantastic pens in this video Rod. Your point regarding turning down to the bushings is so important as pens are such tactile pieces they have to be smooth with no rough edges that will irritate the user in time. Diolch Yn Fawr Iawn O Waelod Fy Nghalon (Thank You very Much From The Bottom Of My Heart). Huw. Semper Fi

[@andie_pants]

Points for the clever channel name! I'll have to check out your channel after I finish this video. :-)

[@WoodenItBeNice]

@@andie_pants The name was my wife's idea. Would love to know what you think of my Channel. Huw

[@RHumphrey]

My pleasure, Huw! I meant every word 😊 Semper Fi

[@gavincoyle]

They are absolutely gorgeous i think I may have to put the turning equipment on my Christmas wish list 👍👍👍

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

The polishing was definitely worth the effort. Gorgeous work.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you, I appreciate that!

[@alansimpson596]

Beautiful pens, Rod. I haven't made pens for a while but I plan to make a batch soon so it's good to receive a refresher. They make great gifts. Semper Fi.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks Alan! It's always a joy to get back to pen turning. I think I'll be making at least a couple a week for a while, just for the pure pleasure of it. Send me some pics! Semper Fi

[@kobiekaasjager4822]

Rod they are stunningly beautiful the different wood colors are awesome just so fantastic.

[@ronwatson4902]

Never heard of turning pens but they are incredibly beautiful.As always,fun to watch.Thanks

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much, Ron!

[@stephanieruggles7783]

Nice pens Rod. Beautiful wood assortment. Thanks for sharing and uploading. Please stay safe and take care. Semper Fi.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks Stephanie, you too! Semper Fi

[@DSMC46]

Those are gorgeous. Beautiful job.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you so much!

[@cathamilton4027]

Always enjoy turning... The pens are always so pretty! Glad to see your channel growing!!!

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you so much, Cat!

[@clivefelgate9802]

You made the grain really sing, lovely finish. Now I can no longer turn its a joy to watch someone with an obvious love of craft. Keep well and safe.👍

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you so much, Clive! Sorry you can't turn anymore, but I'm glad I can help you enjoy it still.

[@lyn1991]

These are beautiful pens! Love your work!

[@triinrainboot4779]

these all look so lovely! the wood is gorgeous against the rest of the pen

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊

[@traceyrice]

These are all amazing pens! Nice job! 💜

[@mikegaulitz4223]

Beautiful pens. That style is one of my favorites.

[@ritalowrie1296]

Always beautiful as usual Rod 👏👏👏 The red one is really awesome.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@bretmaples]

You my friend are the Bob Ross of wood turning.

[@RHumphrey]

You humble me! Thank you!

[@bretmaples]

@@RHumphrey You are most welcome!

[@RadioFaceWoodWorks]

Good morning...pretty work...great finish...thanks for the verse...forwarded it to a friend of mines wife who was just diagnosed with cancer...couldn't be more timely stay safe...press on 😎

[@RHumphrey]

Very sorry to hear about your friend's wife, I'm glad the verse was timely. Thanks very much.

[@AndysCornishCreations]

Hi Rod.... beautiful pens... I particularly liked the two with the heavy grain pattern...one looked like Zebrano but I didn't recognise the other wood ...great video... take care...All the best.....Andy

[@RHumphrey]

Hi Andy! Thank you so much. You are correct. Both are Zebrano, one had an unusual knot and was cut a bit diagonal to the grain. Initially, the darker short piece was another exotic that ended up splitting, so I replaced it off camera with the other Zebra piece. the others were Padauk, Redheart, and Yellowheart. Cheers!

[@beebob1279]

Nice work on the pens. I've thought about turning some but never found the right set up. Glad you said where you picked up the kits. I'll see if I can find them. How about cutting up a burl to turn for the pens?

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you, Bee Bob! Yeah, woodturningz.com is a good outfit. Burl makes beautiful pen material, no doubt! I think it's a good use of it too, as there's less waste of the beautiful wood.

[@BobGroverthednachristian]

Love the pens. Pen turning is my favorite of all. I've made many a pen and pencil sets. Was giving pen sets for Christmas one year. The next it was darts, turned the same way. The dart were challenging, as they had to way a specific amount. The length had to be exact, for tournaments. They were always a hit, throughout the dart throwing community.

[@RHumphrey]

That's really interesting. I hadn't considered the weight requirement for darts, not that I've ever turned any. Yep, pen turning is pure joy! Thanks, Bob

[@HodgePodgeWoodWorks]

Good looking pens! I need to do a batch at some point.

[@georgebrill3072]

Rod, really nice job on the pens - they look great.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@samwyz69]

Beautiful work, gorgeous pens!

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much!

[@glencrandall7051]

Well most of adjectives have been used already. But I will add "outstanding". Great selection of woods. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and please continue to stay healthy.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much, Glen, much appreciated. You do the same!

[@sandragutierrez3667]

Those are some beautiful pens. Amazing work!

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@chaoticconjuring]

Really beautiful! The wood grains really shine! Thank you so much for sharing this 💜

[@RHumphrey]

You are so welcome, and thank you!

[@darlouthia5153]

Absolutely beautiful!!! The red one is my favorite!!

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@ArtisanPirate]

This Is An amazing Pen Turning Tutorial ! Really Awesome Mate ! Also Thanks For The Shoutout !

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊 My pleasure, Thanks for the sticker and wrist band!

[@TheMessyStudio]

Nice pens, Top! Ryan and his crew at Woodturningz are great folks! Been doing business with him for years. I even went to his store when it was in his basement.. Great company to support, my friend! Billy

[@RHumphrey]

Hi Billy! I've had very positive experiences with them, happy to give them a shout. I'm glad they're staying afloat during these hard times for small businesses. Great to hear you're familiar with them.

[@RoseMaryBowen]

All of the pens are beautiful. Take care. God bless.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@RedRose4711]

Wow, they look absolutely beautiful!

[@RHumphrey]

Much appreciated!

[@nighteagle317]

Gorgeous pens Rod. Thanks. Cheers, Paige C.

[@RHumphrey]

Glad you like them! Thanks, Paige

[@BlayneDouglas]

I have a thing with pens and have many Montblanc. I would shelve them all and replace them with ANY ONE of these! You are masterful!👏👏👏

[@RHumphrey]

That is a very high compliment, Blayne! Wow, thank you so much!

[@1954JDR]

Beautiful pens.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊

[@brianchadwell9581]

The pens look awsome..keep up the great work

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@glynis7970]

Beautiful! I hope these will find their way into your Etsy shop

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊 They will... as a matter of fact, I'll get busy on that this evening.

[@glynis7970]

R Humphrey 😊

[@billy19461]

I want to try this one day. Thanks for the video.

[@RHumphrey]

I'd recommend it! It's so much fun, low stress, great quality, beautiful products... Joy in the wood shop.

[@calico_kitties]

I love the way padauk cuts off. It’s so satisfying.

[@RHumphrey]

It really is a nice wood to work with. Lots of orange dust from larger pieces, lol... pretty though.

[@bysonderby]

Hey Rod, Beautiful pens, I love turning them myself. Been experimenting lately with using less of the kit pieces to have more wood show. Well done, stay safe and keep up your awesome work! Best regards and Semper Fi Lars

[@RHumphrey]

Sounds like an interesting approach. Good stuff! Thank you!

[@jenniferlawrence8533]

Beautiful pens!

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊

[@BunnaySango]

Fabulous looking pens, red heart is my favourite

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@Lesnz2009]

Beautiful pens

[@ldjtje]

As always a wonderful work of art. These "simple" pens turned out very beautiful. Thank you for sharing sir.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@spindlesworkshop9744]

Beautiful piece 👍

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you, brother!

[@robcomstock6512]

Way cool Rod. Always wanted to try this but it looked to complicated. After watching you test the water I guess I'll jump in.

[@RHumphrey]

Go for it Rob! It's really not too difficult at all. Thank you!

[@ChillinwithCav]

Would love to see how you sharpen your gouges.

[@unclemoe5733]

I don't blame you. His tools are always at peak performance. I think he uses CBN wheels. I use them also. But i bet he has a technique I'm not aware of.

[@RHumphrey]

Really nothing to it. Slow speed grinder with a 220 grit CBN wheel on the side I use with a Wolverine jig for my bowl gouges, and the other side has a 600 grit CBN which I freehand my flatter tools with, like the spindle gouge in this video. 220/600 is quite a bit finer that most folk use, I think, but the edge holds up long enough. I usually just do a couple quick passes. Thanks! (right again, Uncle Moe! 😊)

[@unclemoe5733]

@@RHumphrey that explains why your shavings are so luscious. My wheels are 100 and 180 grit. You produce a finer burr.

[@awesomecarsforever]

Enjoyed the video. Great work the pens are awesome. And thanks for the link in your description I appreciate it. Good job Brother.

[@RHumphrey]

I gave you a spot on my end screen as well, I hope it helps! Thank you!

[@SuperKristinG]

Gorgeous!

[@michaelthomas3616]

Those turned out great.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much!

[@galenwolfe]

first and foremost Mr Humphrey: Thank you for continuing to share your work with us. I always find myself looking forward to seeing what you're doing next, be it your wood carving with the... not Gnomes but the people you make. I always find your work beautiful, and I hope you're able to keep up with it for many, MANY years to come. But, the real reason I'm posting this time is your unintentional play on the eye, however fast you have the lathe turning from 4:00 to 5:00 and your shutter speed (frame rate for the camera) makes the pen blank look like it's turning slowly. I don't think it was intentional, but either way, I am fascinated by it.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much for your kind words, Galen. Much appreciated! Nice catch on the lathe speed/frame rate... very much intentional, and you can catch me playing with it on camera at times. I find the illusions interesting and I'm happy it translates well through the video! 😊

[@kathoakes929]

These 'simple' pens are beautiful.

[@RHumphrey]

Much appreciated!

[@kindlady2297]

ah, i love your work so much! ❤️❤️

[@pnwRC.]

Those are some beautiful pens!

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much!

[@ericschenck9954]

Beautiful pens brother!

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much, Eric!

[@maddieadams75]

Beautiful pens. ❤️

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@jarmstrong2843]

Outstanding, MSGT Humphrey!!!! I really like these pens. Semper Fi to my hero wood turning friend!

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you my brother! You're too kind.

[@Amybaumgart]

Nice video! Got lots of tips! Thank you!

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much!

[@oldguywoodworks7374]

Very beautiful pens!

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊

[@braidwooddesignstudio5536]

Beautiful! I love pens and I love these!

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much!

[@kelleytowle4381]

A fun but beautiful project. Semper Fi

[@RHumphrey]

Getting back to some basics! Thanks Kelley! Can Do

[@pastorlarrypotts8289]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching your pen turning. Excellent workmanship! The finish looked like glass! How long did you let the pen dry after each coat of CA?

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you! Good question, I should have mentioned that. I sprayed (very lightly) each coat with a CA activator, so they were dry and ready for the next layer by the time I put the next drop on the paper towel, ready to apply. So really no wait at all except the 10 or 15 seconds that process took.

[@pastorlarrypotts8289]

R Humphrey thank you! I consider you an important mentor in my wood turning learning!

[@pfiltz]

Thanks R... Why did the bushings change to Nylon at 6:10 ? Pen turning is on my list of things to try and make. Maybe this winter... A newb needs to know... ;)

[@WoodenItBeNice]

They are HDPE Non Stick Bushes for applying a CA finish. Sometimes CA can stick the metal bushes to the blank and make it very difficult to take them out without damaging the blank itself. Cheers, Huw

[@pfiltz]

@@WoodenItBeNice Ahhhh, gotcha... Makes sense.

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks Phillip, thanks again to Huw as well!

[@mmills7012]

Beautiful

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jerrycoleman2610]

Rod, Awesome video, great content, & really enjoyed watching your video, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.

[@MDeLorien]

😯 this pens are stunning, well done 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Georgia-WRBNS]

Absolutely Gorgeous Pens! The Red with the black is my Favorite! Go Dawgs! 🥰 Continue to Stay Safe & Well! May God's Grace continue to Bless you and yours! XO's

[@RHumphrey]

haha! I can tolerate the BullDogs, but I'm a Michigan man 😁 Still holding out hope for a game or two... You do the same! God Bless!

[@Georgia-WRBNS]

@@RHumphrey I know right! Just a couple at least! Lol!

[@SilverBack.]

Amazing pens 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much 😊

[@lyndacarter5090]

Very pretty. Do they make pen kits that allow to produce larger sized pens? People with problems gripping things, those with large paws, and even wanting something massively impressive could have an option of one of your works?

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you! Yes there are some available that are a bit wider in design. I'll be making a variety, off video mostly, but I'll include some of those and see how they do. I plan on making a couple pens a week, at least, and I'll stock them in my Etsy store.

[@lyndacarter5090]

R Humphrey great. Hoping they do well for you!

[@compuwise]

Beautiful pens. I am a novice collector of vintage pens like the Parker 51. Do you have pens with the old style nibs? I'm lazy or I'd scroll through the pen videos to see.

[@cookiescoop6065]

Those pens are beautiful sir 👍👊👊

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you kindly

[@anycaliber9086]

Another amazing video my friend We love the pens great job as always. Be safe Sir. Semper Fi

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much! Semper Fi

[@clydebalcom8252]

I always enjoy your videos. Semper Fi, my friend.

[@RHumphrey]

Much appreciated, Semper Fi

[@staynavytom2963]

Do have a link to the kits you used? I haven't done any pens but what you did looks easy and without any extra tools. Man, I have enough tools.

[@silvanomazetto4934]

ótimo trabalho 👍👍

[@wakelywanderer12]

Lots of good tips here. I also learned from Zac that a drill press makes a very good pen press.

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you! Zac has a great channel, one that I need to spend more time on...

[@mitchellmanning7887]

Thanks for sharing

[@israelcharo1563]

Beautiful pens...Thanks for the video! A couple of questions, if I may: I like the method of using the lathe to drill the center hole (rather than the drill press). If that's a OneWay chuck could you tell me which jaws you have in it? Many Thanks...Enjoy your channel!!

[@RHumphrey]

Part No. 2104 - Profiled Spigot Jaws for the Stronghold Chuck. Thanks very much, I appreciate that!

[@grahamdavis289]

Look so good

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊

[@woodchuck1]

Very nice

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you very much, Mike!

[@manicmaker52]

Awesome pens...

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much!

[@ronkiskowoodart9680]

Nice pens

[@RHumphrey]

Thank you!

[@Shockdejure1]

How long did you wait between the coats of glue?

[@georgepauselli769]

I turned pan kits but never put glue after sanding can you please tell me why you, and does the sanding remove the glue and still polish the wood thanks by the way brilliant finish

[@RHumphrey]

I sand the wood to get it nice and smooth (500 gr) then the glue, thin CA first which seals it up great, followed by medium CA, at least six coats, which puts a nice thick layer that can be gently wet sanded to a hard and glass finish. Very durable. It's just one way of many to do it.

[@bonnysmith4908]

Are they going to be in the etsy store?? The link wasn't there. Or do I not know what I'm looking for.

[@RHumphrey]

I just put the link in my video description, thanks for the reminder! But, they aren't listed yet. This evening is the plan. Thanks! www.etsy.com/shop/RHumphreyWoodworking

[@bonnysmith4908]

@@RHumphrey I was one of the trouble makers asking for pens. Lol

[@sheilahperry-rosales8748]

I want the red one!

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks very much! 😊 The red has already changed to a light orangy brown, as redheart tends to do sometimes... but I do plan to list these in my Etsy store at some point this evening. I'll be making pens of various styles and materials regularly again... mostly off video. I really enjoy it.

[@carolcrump32]

These are beautiful pens, I especially like the, I'm assuming, zebrano wood pens.

[@RHumphrey]

Yes they are zebrano! Thanks very much!

[@chriswalters1014]

Hey rod r they 27/64 inch tubes?

[@RHumphrey]

Yes 😊

[@chriswalters1014]

R Humphrey i have a blank that i had made with a 27/64 inch tube, did u get my new friend request?

[@kreatifcta2538]

Warna wani kayunya jenis apa saja ya

[@richarddecker8841]

You switched bushings between cutting and sanding, why?

[@WoodenItBeNice]

They are HDPE Non Stick Bushes for applying a CA finish. Sometimes CA can stick the metal bushes to the blank and make it very difficult to take them out without damaging the blank itself. Cheers, Huw

[@RHumphrey]

Exactly what Huw said 😊, thanks!

[@jlyssagraywolf7503]

Do you sell your stuff?

[@RHumphrey]

Just started to again, yes! Thanks for asking. www.etsy.com/shop/RHumphreyWoodworking

[@theodorebarrettsr.705]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😊

[@RHumphrey]

Thanks so much!

[@tfwoodcraft]

Any chance I could send you a couple blanks of wood and you could turn them into pens for me? I want to give it as a little gift to the first furniture customer I've had. I think a pen from the same wood as the project would be kinda neat. Thanks!

[@judyrichardson5009]

That look pretty easy, but I can't seem to wrap my head around making the pens. I have the set up, but I just can't figure it all out. So I just don't. Kind of sad about that.

[@RHumphrey]

You can do it! It really is, or can be, as easy as it looks! So much fun too, with the reward of a beautiful and usable product when you're done. Go for it Judy 😊

[@judyrichardson5009]

@@RHumphrey You built my confidence. I am going to try it. Thank you!

[@staynavytom2963]

I contacted Woodturningz.com and mentioned your KZbin video. Just FYI. Got me thinking of turning pens if I can keep it simple.

[@jacknemo8021]

Nice wood, ugly pen kit. Hard pass.

[@RHumphrey]

All good, thanks for watching.