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  1. 08-30-2007, 6:26 PM #16
    Don Eddard
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    I don't turn a lot of pens, but the last wood pens I did (using stabilized blanks) were taking about 45 minutes from start of spinning to finished and buffed barrels, ready to assemble. That's using 2 coats of CA as a finish. The actual turning with a chisel part is probably about 10 minutes of the total time.
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  2. 08-30-2007, 6:56 PM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gary Herrmann View Post
    Not sure. I guess they're about 4.5 inches?
    That's to short, a nice pen is 5.75"

    I don't do pens, only quills.


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