This is a jig I made from two pieces of hard wood, a 2" x 2" x 2" ash with a 90 degree slot cut as indicated, and a piece of 3/4 in x 4" x 6" as the base, then screwed together as shown. This is to hold the blank in an upright position for drilling and also trimming with a milling tool. I also drilled a 1/2 inch hole in the base (as shown) to allow for the drill bit to pass throw while drilling the blank.
Then the blank is cut (allowing an eight of an inch on each end of the blank to allow for trimming) and its ready for the drilling procedure. Clamped the blank onto the jig to be drilled on a drillpress. Its ready to glue in the tube now which came with the pen kit. I usually let the glue dry overnight since I use gorrilla glue, which dries slower. Then do the trimming and its ready for turning.
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