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2022 DC Pen Show

Hi Everybody! Just got back from the 2022 DC pen show and had a great time!  I’ll need a few days to photograph and upload new pens that haven’t been put up yet, and take down pens that sold, but…

New resins from D Square resins!

Hi All! Darrel recently finished some awesome new stripey resins for me, and they are available now! This first one is called Sushi Stripe. The purple and black is called… hmm… what should we call it?  This was his experimental…

Scholarship Awards!

Hi Everybody! We’ve just finished up scoring and awarding scholarships! We had $14,000 to give away this year. The recipients, from all over the country, are Mary M – $2000 Keely S – $2000 Thu L – $1500 student is…

Shop fundraiser!

Big news!  I’m half way there!  Just about… I think…  🙂 I’ve got all the pens started.  This means all the drilling and threading is done.  Next up is shaping all the parts into Orville Cs, Elizabethans, and Prospectors.  Then…

Tip of the day

I put a little silicone grease on the collar of the nib unit to keep ink out of the section.  Any grease that gets squished out is wiped away with a napkin or q tip. If you have a super…

Chicago 2022 and a shop update

I can’t even keep up with everything pen related on the internet, but here are some fun writeups about the last Chicago show, and a vid of the shop getting put together. Image from Pen Addict article. Another write up…