"Steven D. Russell" wrote in message ...

Matt: Steven Russell has great qualifications, but unfortunately he
doesn't know how a sanding jig works.

When you place the blank with the tube glued in on a rod that is 90
degrees to the sanding disc, the end is sanded at 90 degrees to the
tube, not to the side of the blank. Any irregularity in the shape of
the blank or the angle of the drilled hole is eliminated.

An advantage that I like is that the entire end is flat and the pen
can be turned with the center joint flush.

Larry G.