Barry Gross 
Pen Turner’s Workbook, 3rd Edition Revised and Expanded [EPUB ebook] 
Making Pens from Simple to Stunning

Introduction Part 1 – Gallery of Pens Part 2 – Pen Turning Basics Chapter 1 – Setting Up Shop Chapter 2 – Selecting Materials Chapter 3 – Pen Plating and Styles Chapter 4 – Pen Blank Preparation Chapter 5 – Pen Turning Tool Techniques Chapter 6 – Dyeing and Staining Part 3 – Turning Wooden Pens Project 1- Slimline Pen Project 2- Wire-Burned Band Slimline Pen Project 3- Corian-Banded Slimline Pen Project 4- Box Elder Comfort Pen Project 5- Maple Rollerball Pen Project 6- Maple Burl Gatsby Click Pen Project 7- Buckeye Burl Cigar Pen Part 4 – Turning Pens from other Materials Project 1- Corian Cigar Pen Project 2- Acrylic Scrap Sectional Gatsby Pen Project 3- Olympian Elite M3 Macro Molecular Metal Pen Project 4- Rollerball Wood and Corian Pen Project 5- Deer Antler Fountain Pen Project 6- Color Grain Classic Elite Rollerball Pen Part 5 – Turning Advanced Pens Project 1- Segmented Pen Project 2- Closed-End Fountain Pen Project 3- Single-Cross Fountain Pen Project 4- Laser Pen Kits Project 5- Casting Your Own Pen Blanks Part 6 – FAQ and Troubleshooting Part 7 – Marketing Your Pens

Barry Gross, an expert woodworker and artisan with more than 30 years of experience, specializes in transforming wood and other media such as Corian – the kitchen countertop material – into amazing pieces of art and useful every-day items. A skilled teacher who knows how to start at the beginning, Barry volunteers solutions to his own mistakes with the hope of encouraging beginners to redesign rather than recycle. Barry is a member of the American Association of Woodturners, the Bucks County Woodturning Association and the Scroll Saw Association of the World. Barry was recently invited to join the prestigious Pen Makers' Guild and is named in Who's Who in 2005. His art can be seen in various art galleries including Island Earth Gallery, Langman Galleries and Wylands Sae Life Gallery in New York. In addition, he has received commissions from Du Pont and for the Alien Stinger display at the New York Aquarium. His exquisite turned pens are sought after for gifting, most noteably, his Stars and Strips pen was recently gifted to House Speaker Dennis Hastert. Barry Gross is the author of Pen Turner's Workbook, Learn to Turn and a frequent contributor to Scroll Saw Workshop magazine and Woodturning Design Magazine. He lives in Bensalem, Pennsylvania.