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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Turning For Troops Update

Turning For Troops



Making pens for our troops is a long standing tradition among penturners.
MPG 2025 will be no different. Please bring a pen (or 2 or 3) to the event and we will make sure they are donated to our troops.



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

Featured Vendor
The Pensmiths