Where to Start with Kip Christensen and Rex Burningham

Kip Christensen and Rex Burningham are pen turning educators who have made thousands of pens between them over more than forty years of combined experience. Christensen brings an academic perspective as an educator, while Burningham contributes practical craftsmanship as an experienced turner and editor. Together, their book “Turning Pens and Pencils” became one of the foundational texts in the pen turning community, valued for its clear photography, methodical instruction, and historical context that most other guides in the field skip entirely.