Members, This year we are once again doing the Pen Bee with Luther High School. In this event we assist Luther students in making pens. What we use are Slimline pen kits. Luther supplies the kits and blanks, we take them home from the October meeting to drill the blanks, glue the tubes in them and square off the ends ahead of time. Then on the Pen Bee day we assist students turning the barrels, finishing, and assembling them. It is a nice way to spend an afternoon, the students are motivated and polite, they enjoy working with us.
The Pen Be is scheduled for Tuesday November 24 from 12 to 3PM. 12 to 1 is set up; 1 to 3 is turning with students.
Our contribution is preparation of the blanks ahead of time, bringing pen turning tools and a mandrel, and having a good time mentoring each student we work with.