newtonpens

I can do it now, folks. If you want a button filler instead of a C/C just indicate as much on the ordering page. Getting a pen with a button filler will be $100 extra.

So today while working on a pen I had a bit of a mishap.  Well – plain and simply – I screwed up.  No big deal – happens every now and then.  I decided to turn that oops into an…

So how big are these pens? When I list diameter of a pen, it’s at the barrel threads, where the cap screws on. So here’s a list of my basic pen sizes with the approximate maximum section diameter as well.…

So there was a thread on the internet a while back discussing these flat sheets of Chinese celluloid that’s out there. Well, a guy in Europe who makes pens bought some of that up and made a few rods from…

I no longer make or work with micarta style materials. Yep – Micarta.  Or at least a laminated fabric material. From April 2012. Okay – so I made some laminated denim with fiber glass resin from O’Reilly’s. It was about…

I do not do my own urushi finishes anymore and have no plans to do so in the future.  Thanks. —————————— I’m going to start offering urushi finish for some of my pens.  Ebonite for sure.  I still have a…

More practice with button fillers.  This is going to be fun.  🙂

I got asked today how big my oversize pens really are.  Hopefully this will help to give an idea of how big they are.  If you’d like an oversize pen photographed next to something different that you’re more familiar with,…

The kids are with Gramma and my wife is at work.  I’ve got a few orders but I’m waiting on materials to ship in so tonight I thought I’d play. A secret santa in Europe sent me a few sticks…