Mark Russell wrote:
enough with the bowels turning. I also want to turn pens. what are
some good suppliers of pen kits? What kind of tools do you use in your
pen turning? What kind of wood is best to practice on? I know I will
ruin a lot of wood before I get "good"

Hi Mark,
I am just in the process of writing a "How to make a wooden pen"
instruction. I have it finished except for pictures. If you like I can
email it to you. The instructions are seven pages long without the
pictures so it is fairly detailed. I also have a web site where I sell
highly figured exotic wood pen blanks that you might be interested in
once you feel confindent in turning pens. It is www.penblanks.ca
All the best,
Bill