For this weeks video I made another pen turning video with a twist!  I had a bunch of skateboards donated to me by a few skater friends and decided to finally dust them off and make something useful.

I used a Sierra style pen kit to make the pen and got to play with a few new tools and materials.  My bench bandsaw did a great job chopping the skateboard down and a generous dose of Gorilla Glue was the perfect adhesive.

If you’re feeling inspired by this video and you’d like to try woodturning, recycling skateboards or general wood wizardry then please find a list of tools and materials I used to make this project…

Broken/old/unused skateboards

I’m afraid I couldn’t find any links to these but it’s worth asking around your old skater pals, skate shops or even ebay!

Gorilla glue:
Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2ji0mAh

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2jbAKbh

Starter pen turning kit:

Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2irXXCY

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2irXXCY

Sierra pen kits

Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2iS1aP0

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2iS1aP0

Sierra pen kit bushings

Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2iSfANl

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2iSfANl

Bench bandsaw

Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2is9jqH

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2is9jqH

Wood lathe

Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2i3zkA8

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2i3zkA8

Carbide chisels

Ebay USA: http://ebay.to/2iS6mmm

Ebay UK: http://ebay.to/2iS6mmm

*I am a member of the Ebay partner network so if you use any of my links to make a purchase then I receive a small reward. This will not affect the price you pay in any way, and just helps to support me to make more videos!

You might also like a previous pen turning video I made called “How To Make A Pen With Coloured Pencils”.