2025 PenMakers International Chicagoland MPG
April 11 and 12, 2025 - Symposium - Hoffman Estates Illinois
         
         



Key Dates

Shirt Orders End
March 15, 2025

Personalized Mug Orders End
March 15, 2025

Meal Orders End
March 15, 2025

Online Registration Ends
April 9, 2025
On Site After - April 9, 2025


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Schedule

Please check back to see if there are any changes.
We have added a third room of activity and will have that schedule up as soon as we can.



Friday we will be starting at 8:30 am until 8 pm.
Saturday we will be starting at 8:30 am until 4 pm.







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Topics (Subject To Change)
Casting Hybrids and Embedded objects
Necklace Pendant
Fountain Pens 101
Understanding Kitless
Beginning Pen Making
Color Casting
The Best Finish for Your Pens: Subjective Observation (Fake News) vs. Objective Data (Real Science)
Inside Out Ornament
Differentiating Yourself Without Casting
Small Turnings For Other Parts Of The House
Pen kit autopsy
Customization Options With A Laser
Wig Stand
Sharpening Your Turning (and a few other) Tools

Featured Vendor
The Pensmiths