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,…

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…

More hard rubber to choose from when you’re ordering a pen.  🙂

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.

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…

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…

A few shots from the last few weeks.  Just because.  🙂

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. …

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…

Wahoo!  I’ll be there! 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…

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…

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!!  😀

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.…

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…

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…

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!

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…

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

Happy Holidays everybody! THanks for all you’ve given to the scholarship and for making this such a successful year for me.  When I started this I had no idea it would grow like it has. Starting after the new year,…

Update: 1 Jan 2013 And the winner was #3!  🙂  Thanks everybody! I think it’s time for another . This time things will be a bit different.  I don’t have any pens made up to offer, so this one will…

I was contacted a little while back about taking a broken Minerva piston filler and saving the section and piston mechanism and making a new barrel and cap to go with it. I don’t have much done yet, but it…

After careful consideration there will be a slight increase in my pen prices for 2013. Prices for each size will go up by $25 each. On the bright side, I am excited to introduce a new slim line of pens! …

UPDATE:  The  winners are 185 (180) and 41 (38).  Congrats!!  😀 This time I think I’m going to do something a little different.Instead of having just one winner, we’ll have two.  🙂 The cumberland button filler is gone, so that…

Here are two of the latest pens going out. The green one was a custom request and the button filler has been fitted with an XF silver nib and silver clip.

Got a picture of the hair cut from one of my students.  I was hoping for more photos – but this is the only one I got.  It’s pretty good though. This is mid cut.  He had to leave when…

57 is the number picked, so 55 gets it!  🙂 Congratulations!  And thanks to everybody who participated! Ends 9pm Central US time, November 18th. So the last fund raising was a huge success.  You all contributed $427 after paypal fees. …

Finally making something super slim for the folks who prefer it.  🙂 This pen measures in at 11mm thick at the threads with a 10mm thick section. Shown here side by side with my small model and 12mm thick section…

They’re here!  I ordered a bunch of pens from fountainpenrevolution.com about two weeks ago with the money raised from my first raffle. Thanks so much to everybody who helped with that raffle and made this purchase possible.  I’ll start giving…

I made a bulb filler. Which means I have a new filling system to add to my list of options when you order a pen. Holds about 2ml of ink. Update: 3ml of ink.  I sealed with shellac and put…

I do not do my own urushi finishes anymore and have no plans to do so in the future.  Thanks. One coat on all the pens tonight.  I forgot how much impact this has on the appearance of the pen. …