Pen Materials (for Standard Pen kit)
Standard 7MM pen mandrel
7MM Brad PT drill bit or a 9/32in Bull nose drill bit
Make or buy a wood pen drilling gig
280 and 320 grit sand paper and 0000 stell wool
Crystal coat liquid friction polish or French Polish
CA glue
Liberon wax stick
3/8 shallow spindle gouge
3/32in parting tool
Pen kits & blanks. Can be bought at a variety of places, Craft Supplies and others.
Bill Johnston had some other advice as well: there is also a training video at this site.
Bill Baumbeck carries a full range of top quality pen making supplies.
Warning, this site sells top of the line stuff so you will discover prices are much higher than other sites.
At least once a year Bill sells pen kits at a deep discount. You have to be patient.... visit the site often.
I recommend the Norseman drill bits. They are top of the line. Last year I placed an order just to buy the Norseman drill bits.
Bill's pen blanks are quality and I have found no other place with a larger selection of woods.