March Winner!!

Thanks to everybody who participated – and a huge thanks to the two very kind folks who contributed $400 total!  Thanks so much! Remember – half of the money brought in from will go to prom to help my juniors…

The things I do…

So 5pm, March 22nd, a Saturday afternoon, I’m going to be riding a donkey… and playing basketball.  Two things I’ve never done. If you don’t hear from me after that, I’ve probably been crushed by a crazed donkey.  🙂 You…

Shows andScholarships

A lot has been going on this last week and I’m not terribly great at telling a story, so I’ll just jump right in.  🙂 The Arkansas pen show was Friday and saturday. I only had a couple of pens…

New Clips!

I just received my order of custom clips.  Clean and classy.  Sterling silver or gold plated.  $35 each with your order. I’m very excited to be able to offer these. And the rest of my clips here.

Sale for the Scholarship!

Several items were donated for the Newton Pens Scholarship – go check it out to see if there’s anything there for you.  😉 Every penny made from these items will go directly into the scholarship account – which stands at…

Winner!

Hey everybody! Sorry I’m late – was playing board games with the family.  🙂 According to   And #48 gets it! Congratulations to Daniel!

Scholarship Deadline

Hi Everybody, I just want to say thanks for all of the participation in the so far – and remember there’s only three more days for the current one.  Two pens, one winner! I also want to announce that I’m…

Website Revamp!

It’s been a long time coming, but I finally did it. I revamped most of the website.  The ordering process is a bit different, as is the layout of the model lineup.  I spent some time today splitting up the…

Field Trip!

I took my art club on a field trip today and b/c of the funky rainy wet nasty weather the plans sort of changed around a bit on us – so it turned into time in the shop, then an…

Desk Stand

A member of the Arkansas Pen Club asked me to make a stand for him.  He gave me his pen to figure dimensions for the tulip.  I’ve never considered myself much of a woodworker, but this morning I cut a…

Nib Repair

Ever drop a nib?  Bend it to uselessness?  Don’t toss it.  Send it on back and I should be able to fix it up for you.  It may not look as nice as it did when new, but it will…

Pen Vocabulary

Here you can see the various parts of a pen and the names for each part. This may help when we’re talking about your pen. The nipple on the back of the housing is the part that the converter fits…

2014 Scholarship – November

Here’s the next pen up.   I can’t believe I didn’t mention before – if you win the and this pen doesn’t strike your fancy, you can have a custom made up just for you.  😉 It’s a slim 45…

More really cool boxes!

My friend Jere is just having too much fun making these boxes for me. Check it out.  One that pulls apart in the middle and one suede lined with a glass top for display of your treasured pens.  🙂

Dallas Pen Show!

I won’t be going to the Dallas Pen Show this year, but if you can, then you should.  I had a blast last time and made some great contacts.  I can’t believe it’s already been a year though.  Being there…