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I took my art club on a field trip today and b/c of the funky rainy wet nasty weather the plans sort of changed around a bit on us – so it turned into time in the shop, then an…

A member of the Arkansas Pen Club asked me to make a stand for him.  He gave me his pen to figure dimensions for the tulip.  I’ve never considered myself much of a woodworker, but this morning I cut a…

Ever drop a nib?  Bend it to uselessness?  Don’t toss it.  Send it on back and I should be able to fix it up for you.  It may not look as nice as it did when new, but it will…

Here you can see the various parts of a pen and the names for each part. This may help when we’re talking about your pen. The nipple on the back of the housing is the part that the converter fits…

Here’s the next pen up.   I can’t believe I didn’t mention before – if you win the and this pen doesn’t strike your fancy, you can have a custom made up just for you.  😉 It’s a slim 45…

#4 got it!  Congrats to whoever is #4!!  Yeeha!  You get a pen and a kid gets some help going to college!  Thanks!!   That’s right – I haven’t even made it yet.  🙂  The section is black phenolic resin,…

My friend Jere is just having too much fun making these boxes for me. Check it out.  One that pulls apart in the middle and one suede lined with a glass top for display of your treasured pens.  🙂

I won’t be going to the Dallas Pen Show this year, but if you can, then you should.  I had a blast last time and made some great contacts.  I can’t believe it’s already been a year though.  Being there…

I found some new resins to offer!  These are pretty cool, too. One is an ivory imitation — Extra charge – $45 – pricey but pretty. The other is phenollic resin – a material like you can find on another…

So far, on the few engravings I’ve made, I’ve been using my old printmaking burins.  Probably not anywhere near the best tools for the job, but they work.  And when all you have is all you have, you make due. …