Weekend Pen Assemble Press
I have been using a Rockler Pen vice I bought when I first started making Pens. It is an adequate pen vice for drilling blanks; but a poor substitute for a pen assembly press. I knew there had to be a better way without spending a lot for one of those on the pen making web sites. So I did a little web search to find shop made pen assembly press plans. I found a lot of shop made pen presses, but none had easy to follow instructions with measurements. I finally ran across a pen assembly press by Al Faul on Woodturning Online. It had a lot of pictures, some explanation of how to make it, and a few basic measurements. More than enough; I love a challenge. Above is the result after a...
