Woodturning - Making neutral pens from precious wood

[@smeefamily54]

I have turned African Blackwood. Very heavy wood. I made a spinning top out of it. Spins forever. Thank you for the video. From: Petawawa, Ontario, Canada.

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thanks for watching.

[@brookeberesford]

Cant say enough how inspiring this is for a beginning wood turner, I hope some day I am so skillful. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I am sure a lot don't realize how much effort goes into this off camera, editing and so forth. Good fortune to you, I hope you find all that you seek.

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@SiamWoodShop]

Nice work Mr Zhou, your work with his pen is great and the pen looks terrific. Keep safe, John

[@Karthage922]

Wonderful work! I wish you well in your future endeavors!

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thank you for watching and for your blessing

[@oneshotme]

Beautiful pen and a well done job making it!! Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thanks for watching

[@oneshotme]

@@Mr-Zhou You're welcome!!

[@tamastoemoeri4689]

Good Job Mr. Zhou! I liked the way how you made a mandrel for the pen. Indian Red Sandalwood is lovely to work with. I had one chance to turn a pen from it.When it turned released a lovely smell and the reddish yellow colour and the grain structure was amazing. 1 of the few species which it was showing clearly the beauty of this wood after sanding just only 400grit-could be polished to a glass-like finish in my opinion.

[@Mr-Zhou]

I also really like this wood, it smells very pleasant to me, and I polished this pen to 5000 grit in the video

[@gregeastman6662]

bushings for the pen mandrel is what he made, the mandrel is the steel shaft

[@IchigoCh]

absolutely beautiful. always love your work

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thanks for watching

[@wesleyehowell]

Beautiful pen! Wow!

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thanks for watching

[@uniqko]

Great projects

[@Srinivasan.Answers]

I love to have this pen. So sweet my Indian red snadalwood pen. As a Indian i love to have my country's product!

[@Mr-Zhou]

I also like this wood

[@cookiescoop6065]

Very beautiful pen 🖊 have a great day

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thanks for watching

[@javedsayed5873]

Very good video.

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thanks for watching

[@atasoy]

👏👏👏❤

[@chasewalker5728]

I love all your videos, your work is exceptional. Are you open to commissions?

[@Mr-Zhou]

I'm glad you like my work, but I haven't opened an online store to sell my work abroad

[@chasewalker5728]

@@Mr-Zhou I will be watching closely in hopes that you do 🖤🖤

[@markteeboon1289]

Hi great video, what is the name of the kit please

[@Mr-Zhou]

This pen accessories can not buy, is a friend made to send some to me

[@frog5424]

May I ask why you stuffed what looks like a ball of rolled up tissue paper into the end of the brass tube, and did you also widen the brass tube by inserting a drill bit into it? Do you need to widen it yourself because you don’t have access to the specific dimensions of the brass tube you need? Also, if you sand the outside of the brass tube lightly by twisting the tube with your hand and pulling it up and pushing it back down onto the sandpaper which is wrapped around the brass tube, it makes it easier for you to insert the brass tube into the pen blanks and also makes the super glue stick onto the brass tubes better. Another thing is to apply the super glue onto the brass tube itself instead of onto the pen blank. You should spread a line of super glue up until about the halfway point of the brass tube. Using the thick type of super glue is also better. The reason why the thick type of super glue is better is because it doesn’t drip as much, and it easily fills the gaps inside the pen blanks when you insert the brass tubes.

[@HarryCleworth]

Dont try telling an obviosly experienced turner how to suck eggs

[@naturaIIydifferent]

Where did you get the hardware for the pen? It doesn't look like the kits commonly sold. Very clean design.

[@Mr-Zhou]

This pen accessory was made by my friend who sent some to me

[@bharadwajreddy5803]

Beautiful, Where to buy this pen ?

[@Mr-Zhou]

Pen accessories were given to me by a friend

[@bharadwajreddy5803]

I want to buy that pen is it available

[@Mr-Zhou]

@@bharadwajreddy5803 He sells this pen accessory, a set is about 45CNY

[@lucamozzoni9832]

What kind of sandpaper did you use at 7:37 ?

[@Mr-Zhou]

P240,P360,P600,P800,P1200,P2000,P5000( 7:37)

[@expond1263]

削りかすを漆に混ぜたら発色良いんだろうなぁ

[@Mr-Zhou]

Thank you for your advice, I will try it when I have time

[@BiplabGanguly-lm6hb]

So where's the African ebony sections went?

[@Mr-Zhou]

African ebony is used to control the size of rosewood

[@nmnmnm9509]

Ebony? For what?

[@Mr-Zhou]

In order to control the diameter of both ends and metal fittings in line, it is easy to overcut if there is no ebony for reference

[@scottbeattie385]

If that saw blade ever catches a link of your chain glove you are in for a world of hurt

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[@Bray1761]

What bit did you use to trim the wood down to the brass tube?

[@Mr-Zhou]

Bottom trimming drill bit

[@gregeastman6662]

if you build that pen the proper way you shouldn't need CA gule for assembly

[@HarryCleworth]

really..............................explain.