Sure , the J. J. Beall Tool Co. has a gizmo that fits on top of your lathe
and using a dremel tool attached will do exactly what you are trying to do!
I have one ,it works great. Mad Mangi.
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just to test my limits in making pens I assembled and turned a
checkerboard
style ink pen.
and i have made a couple of banded pens as well.
my next idea is to make a pen using 2 colors of wood which is mostly one
solid color, but
has a spiral that twists a couple of times around the pen in the other
color
of wood...sort of
like a long screw thread.
Any body have any ideas on how to go about it?
rich

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