Hi. I don't turn pens and pencils as I find them a bit, idk, no offense, but simple, that and that I find it hard to really get much character out of the wood when it's so small.. But what I like to turn and what is demanded of me rarely meet! Not true, I just wanted to say that.
In any case, my brother wants a nice mechanical pencil. I was hoping for some advice on the following,
1) I presume/hope not all pencil kits are created equal. Can someone recommend a nice high quality kit?
2) What kind of wood should I use to get a nice wood "feel". I'm not expressing this very well, but when I've done pens in the past, say I take some mesquite, I basically end up with a red pen. maybe one or two grain lines on it. I remember using some birds eye maple, but there were just little pieces of 2 maybe three birds eyes. I'd like something with a bit more "wow" to it. So any suggestions there would be great too.
Thanks!
In any case, my brother wants a nice mechanical pencil. I was hoping for some advice on the following,
1) I presume/hope not all pencil kits are created equal. Can someone recommend a nice high quality kit?
2) What kind of wood should I use to get a nice wood "feel". I'm not expressing this very well, but when I've done pens in the past, say I take some mesquite, I basically end up with a red pen. maybe one or two grain lines on it. I remember using some birds eye maple, but there were just little pieces of 2 maybe three birds eyes. I'd like something with a bit more "wow" to it. So any suggestions there would be great too.
Thanks!