Better Woodworking from WOOD magazine presents Russ Fairfield - Finishing Secrets for Pens:

Finishing is the crown jewel that we place on a pen to distinguish it from being just a stick of wood. This video provides the details of all finishes that can be easily accomplished by the pen turner. Topics include:

• Finish Hardness
• Surface Preparation (Sanding)
• Wax
• Shellac and Friction Polishes
• Deft Lacquer
• Waterlox
• CA Glue
• Endura
• Acrylic Pen Blanks
• Stablized Wood

Russ has been making pens at the lathe since the first Slim-Line kit became available in the late 1980's and after being introduced into making pens by a magazine article that showed how to do it with a drill press and a sharpened screwdriver. This video shares what he has learned about finishing pens since that first Slim-Line pen.

This how-to woodworking video runs 1 hour, 52 minutes.