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 thin o ring that fits here without making the nib unit too difficult to remove […]
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 from Pen Addict. And another from Joe at The Gentleman Stationer. I got to visit […]
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It’s been 10 years since I started making pens. Wow! And I forgot about it, too! I made my very first pen on Jan 7th, 2012. Here. And here are some of the better ones I’ve made over the years, photo courtesy of Leigh Reyes Thanks for the support over the years everybody! Let’s hope […]
Hey Everybody! First up – thanks so much to all of you for all of your support for our fundraiser. We had $34172 in total sales, with about $19254 available to spend. That gets us our office expansion and down payment on the 2nd CNC with tooling. I’ve already started on all the pens and […]
Hey Everybody! First – a huge thanks to all of you who have supported our fundraiser. We didn’t reach the goal of $33,000 (net), but without the eyes that Kickstarter gets, I’m very happy with how far we’ve gotten . It’s enough to take care of the office build, and to put a huge chunk […]
Hey Everybody! I just got a little bit of a new material for the fundraiser pens! There’s enough for 8 pens. It’s a Nikko ebonite I’m calling Amazon, with colors of the Brazilian flag, green, blue, and yellow. For an Orville-C or Elizabethan Amazon ebonite – $180 (normal price is $200) – extras are $170 […]
Hi Everybody! First I want to say thanks to everybody who has supported our fundraiser! We’ve raised $15,474 so far ($27,893 when you include shipping, pen blanks, nibs, and other materials, taxes and fees). We’ve already broken ground on the office for Elizabeth and I’ve put in an order for the Tormach. I’m financing it, […]
Whoa we just hit 17,000 followers on Instagram! Thank you all so much! That means it’s time for a big fat give away! I’m going to make something with my very last Jowo 8 gold nib (medium point) and one lucky person will get it for free! Any standard style pen of your choice (and […]
Hey everybody! First – thanks so much for all the support over the last few days for our fundraiser. Fingers crossed we’ll reach our goal in a few weeks. We’re at almost $8300 right now (after materials, fees, shipping). I want to add another ebonite material to the list of options. Peacock ripple. It’s the […]