Pen Turning. To engrave, or not to engrave :)

[marmak3261]

In case you needs some inspiration:

Pen Barrel Engrave: Snapmarks and fixture

[IMG_0073] I was asked to engrave the name and date for the ordination of a priest. A colleague of mine who does wood turning (he’s even done the cowboy hat on the lathe. He’s good) asked me to engrave on some pen blanks he turned for a friend of his who is getting ordained. Easy enough project, but given the dimensions of the pen and the roundness of the object, it required some prep. He gave me three white oak barrel blanks and two olive wood barrel blanks. Should have been enough to get the…