News and Updates

We did it!

We just reached $2000!  That means the scholarship is A GO! All the money raised after that will go towards next year's scholarship.  Remember, that one will be available nationwide.  I'll put up an application on my website to download and fill out in the next week or two. Thanks...
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POUCHES!

New from Newton Pens! Pouches! All of your pens will now come in little home made pouches.  My wife has told me for months that if I bought her a sewing machine she would make pouches for your pens.  And here they are!  😀 Well... here are the first attempts. ...
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Win a Pen! Help send kids to college!

  Remember - all you have to do is send $10 check or money order or with paypal to [email protected] and I'll assign you a number based on the order you buy in.  If you're #10 to buy a ticket, then you'll be #10.  May 3rd I'll use a random...
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Newton Pens and Scholarship News

Hi everybody, It's been a while since my last and a lot has happened. Newton Pens has it's own Employment ID number (EIN) - YAY! I've figured out a way to get the scholarship money to students, and after this year, I'm going to make the scholarship available to kids...
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More hard rubber options

More hard rubber to choose from when you're ordering a pen.  🙂
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Fountain Pen Give-Away Drawing is Close!

The drawing is getting close! Go to the Fountain Pen Community and enter for a chance to win! 🙂 All you have to do is contribute $10 to help with hosting/website fees, and you're entered.
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Naming my pens

So recently I've begun to think more seriously about coming up with a set few styles with names.  I've been told by friends in the pen industry that I have too many options and that it's a bit overwhelming and that it would be a good idea to simplify things...
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Pen Give-Away!

The Fountain Pen Community is hosting a pen give-away to help pay for hosting costs. Here's the post: This year, The Fountain Pen Community is giving away a pen from Newton Pens! Shawn Newton of Newton Pens, has generously provided a pen for the give-away! The pen is from his Custom...
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Parts and Pieces

A few shots from the last few weeks.  Just because.  🙂
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Sewer Pipe?

Yes - sewer pipe.  It's unused of course.  😉 So here's a two-tone that I had been thinking about for a while.  I've had this blue pipe material for over a year and haven't wanted to use it until recently.  I really enjoy making these two-tone pens. And then of...
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2013 Arkansas Pen Show – Back home.

Wow what a great show!  I met lots of people and made lots of great contacts.  I sold one pen and traded another.  One of the guys from the pen club asked me if I was selling a lot, and I said no but I've made some REALLY great contacts...
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ARKANSAS PEN SHOW!!

Wahoo!  I'll be there! http://www.arkansaspenclub.com/ Friday 8th of March 2013 7am                           Pen Club Members will set-up the room, with Vendors shortly after that. 8am                           Vendors begin setting up Noon                        Doors open to the public 7pm                           Doors close to the public 7:30pm                    Pizza Party in the Hospitality room, for Vendors and...
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Nibs engraved!

I'm getting my nibs engraved!  I'm so proud.  I feel like I'm a real pen maker now.  🙂 Mike at Vanness Pens did this for me tonight in no time at all. I was so excited! I didn't think it would be that easy. And it looks so good! This...
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Giving away pens!

Gave away five pens at school today.  I sent 10 off to a science teacher in Russellville, Ar. for science fair projects, and a teacher at another local school is getting 2. Another pic... And look!  Inky fingers!!  😀
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February !

UPDATE:  And we have a winner!  #10. Thanks everybody!  After this, the scholarship is up to $1,613.08 USD. It's time for another !  😀 This one will end Thursday, 7th March. Pen up is a large size blue/white marbled ebonite. Winner gets choice of nib tip.  Any size with any...
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New Clips!

I just got these new clips in from the platers.  You won't see these on any other pens.  🙂 And bad news - since the USPS shipping rates have gone up a bit, my prices will have to go back up too. CONUS - $7. INTERNATIONAL - $15 -- Registered/Insured...
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Buffalo Horn

So a customer asked me a few months ago if I would be willing to work with buffalo horn for a pen he wanted.  I had never worked with it - and instead of just buying some and playing around with it - I asked around and did some reading...
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A little site redesign…

Have made a few changes to the place - hopefully will be a bit easier to navigate.  Please let me know what you think - if it's good or bad - any suggestions at all.Thanks!
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2012 in review – and ready for the tax man…

Well, I hope I'm ready for the tax man. I spent very nearly the entire day going through every receipt, invoice, bank statement, and expense note I could find, adding up all my expenses and income from the year.  I'm very glad to say that I made a little profit...
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Another Newton Pens Kid!

Got a photo from Vanness Pen in Little Rock, Arkansas today of the latest recipient of one of my pens. 😀 Yay!!
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