News and Updates

Dallas Pen Show – Piston Fillers – and Prospectors

Getting ready for the Dallas Pen show next weekend.  If you can make it, we'd love to see you. I'll be bringing 4 new piston fillers with me. And LOTS of Prospectors.  This is the most of this pen I've made at any one time before.  I'll have small, medium,...
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Piston Fillers

So I mentioned a couple months back that I'm not going to be making piston units from scratch anymore, but there's a gentleman in the UK making piston units that are damn good.  So here we are - As always, you can get in touch with me by email or...
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50% off coupons!

Comment below to win a huge discount! edit: Congrats to Francisco!  And thank you all so much for your stories.  I really enjoyed them. Tell us about your first pen. Do you still have it? Do you still use it? Why did you pick THAT pen? My first fountain pen...
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Enigma Pens + Custom Nib Studio collaboration

Ooh check out Anna's review of the new Enigma Blanks pen.  🙂   More pics shown here-
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DC Pen Show pics

I couldn't run around and take many photos, but here's the area I was in last weekend.  🙂 Joe Crace aka The Gentleman Stationer. One of my Prospectors came around to say hi with a new coat by Bokumondoh.  🙂
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Updated Inventory

I've just finished uploading photos to the store - https://newtonpens.com/store/ - check out the Townsends and Majestics, too. If you have any questions please shoot me an email. There are lots of oversize and slims this time. Most of the pens are here (Orvilles)- here (Sumpters)- and here (Comos)-
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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 I'll announce it here when it's all up. Here's a...
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The Como is live! (Medium size only for now)

The Como is live!  Check it out now! Production Run – Como Pocket Pen (newtonpens.com) Barrel end is threaded for secure cap posting. Open-4 9/16″ from tip of nib to end of barrel. Posted-6 1/2″. Closed-4 3/4″. Here it is with a converter so you can get a better idea...
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The Como Pocket pen is almost available.

Hi Everybody! I'm getting this first batch of Como production pens ready to go.  These are all clipless for now but are set up to take clips with a small groove cut into the cap under the finial. Prices range from $160 and go up to $190.   Email me with...
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The Como pocket pen is now a production offering.

The Como. Shawn Newton (@newtonpens) • Instagram photos and videos The Como pocket pen is now available as a production offering. Right now I only have medium size available, but over the next few weeks I'll be making small, and maybe slim size Comos as well. Read this if you're...
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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 pour to see how things would work out. There are...
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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 getting a full ride, so they passed the award to...
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Scholarships & Auction Pens – 2nd lathe

Okay!  🙂  We're working hard on scholarship applications to get awards handed out, AND the first batch of auction pens for the new school year have just gone up! https://www.ebay.com/usr/snennewton And as much as I'd like to be running my 2nd CNC right now, the computer it came with died...
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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 sanding and buffing.   The office is finally finished (mostly)...
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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 thin o ring that fits here without making the nib...
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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 from Pen Addict. And another from Joe at The Gentleman...
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Apply for scholarships now!

KIDS!! Apply for our scholarships! No applications are in yet, so you have a GREAT chance of getting money. If you know some kids who are about to graduate, please send them our way! https://newtonpens.com/newton-pens-scholarships
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10 years! Whoa….

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...
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Fundraiser results & New pens posted!

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...
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Fundraiser update

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...
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