(Solved) Any ideas why my wood pen blanks keep breaking?

Since it didn’t look like it was addressed. If you want to recover the tubes just soak them in a cup of acetone, it will dissolve the glue. Rinse them off and they are good to go again.

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That would be great! I’m about to start trying pen turning.
Graham

You guys have so much knowledge (as she bookmarks the thread). Maybe we should gather that knowledge in one giant book for a print-on-demand/pdf money maker. “Dallas Makerspace: Hints on All Things Maker”

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@Jeeves, that is good info! I broke two of them trying to blast off the remaining wood on the lathe. That was no bueno.

I like that idea a lot, @MizGeek. I’ve published (on behalf of someone else) on Kindle, and I’ve been hoping to learn CreateSpace, or I guess they call it something else now.