Barry Gross

Pen Turner's Workbook, Revised 4th Edition (eBook, ePUB)

The Best-Selling Guide for Making Pens Using Wood and Resin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Learn to turn and sell custom-made pens that are both practical and beautiful! In this newly revised 4th edition, author and expert pen turner, Barry Gross, provides new pen kits and mechanisms with up-to-date techniques, along with in-depth instruction and creative ideas for both the novice and the experienced turner looking for new ideas. From choosing a lathe to pen turning basics and even selling your work, no detail has been left out! Also included is a section on casting your own acrylic pen bodies, so you can customize by embedding your own artwork and memorabilia. Instructions for turning pens made from resin, Corian, InLace, antler, and other materials is included. New to this edition is expanded information on what makes a good pen, selecting materials, and tool maintenance, as well as 7 new projects and an updated gallery featuring gorgeous pens made by master pen makers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781637412183
• Artikelnr.: 72309470

Autorenporträt

Barry Gross, an expert woodworker and artisan with more than 30 years of experience, specializes in transforming wood and other media such as Corian - the kitchen countertop material - into amazing pieces of art and useful every-day items. A skilled teacher who knows how to start at the beginning, Barry volunteers solutions to his own mistakes with the hope of encouraging beginners to redesign rather than recycle. Barry is a member of the American Association of Woodturners, the Bucks County Woodturning Association and the Scroll Saw Association of the World. Barry was recently invited to join the prestigious Pen Makers' Guild and is named in Who's Who in 2005. His art can be seen in various art galleries including Island Earth Gallery, Langman Galleries and Wylands Sae Life Gallery in New York. In addition, he has received commissions from DuPont and for the Alien Stinger display at the New York Aquarium. His exquisite turned pens are sought after for gifting, most noteably, his Stars and Strips pen was recently gifted to House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Barry Gross is the author of Pen Turner's Workbook, Learn to Turn and a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Workshop magazine and Woodturning Design Magazine. He lives in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.