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…

Hey Everybody! Okay, I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was trying to start a Kickstarter to raise money for a new machine and some shop improvements.  Well, that’s not going to happen.  My goal was too focused on…

Happy late Fountain Pen Day!  I was at Vanness Friday night – first time in almost 2 years I got out of the shop for pen stuff.  I was NOT ready.  I forgot ink and converters at home.  X)  Thankfully…

Hi everybody!  I just finished a batch of 16 Prospectors. First up a group of 8 Omas acrylic (similar to their Arlecchino celluloid).  I made one last year and it got a lot of attention, so I wanted to offer…

So I’m getting ready to do something kind of big for us – a Kickstarter.  I don’t know if you remember, but back in January 2012 I started a campaign to raise just under $1,000 to buy some pen making…

Hi Everybody, Time to put some new pens up on the site again. What I have today are some Orville C pens, small size.  The C denotes cone shaped ends rather than the normal flat top. Also check my sales…

Photos of the last bunch of Prospectors I just finished. All sold. All of these are fitted with a Jowo #6 nib using a Flexible Nib Factory ebonite housing and feed. This one is on ebay : The blanks…

Hey everybody, Scholarship checks are going out next week (congrats again kids!) and I have a new style of pen on offer. I’m calling it the Hale.  It’s an exposed section pen.  The threads for the cap are at the…

It’s time to announce 2021 Newton Pens Scholarship recipients! Johanna T, Emma L, Ashley V, Katherine P, and Christopher P. Each student is getting $1,000. All the money we raised is thanks to all of you who donate pens and…

Hey Everybody! A few more pens up on ebay today.  Every penny raised goes to scholarships for high school students going to college.  These scholarships change lives, and it’s all thanks to all of you.  All I do is take…

Hi everybody! Kids!  Apply for our scholarships now!  If you know a high school student who needs some college money please please send them my way!  Only 1 student has applied so far.  Deadline is April 3, 2021. Lots of pens…

Hi Everybody! Thanks so much for following along and supporting the scholarship fund over the years.  I’m always stunned and grateful for the amount and quality of pens you all donate.  (and if you want to contribute, I’m always taking…

Hi Everybody! This is a discount just for those of you subscribed to my page here. So thank you for subscribing.  🙂 This will be the first of many monthly discounts. I just updated ALL the inventory pages, and want…

Hey Everybody, Just uploaded some pens to eBay for the scholarship fund raising. Your donations and support change lives. Thank you. You’ve all contributed $3,670 so far this schoolyear.

Hi Everybody!  Long time no write! I just put up some new auctions for the scholarship fund raising. This Sailor, Opus 88, Levenger, and several others are available now.  Bids starting at $1. I’ve posted on Instagram a bit…

I’ve been having fun making videos lately.  Let’s see how long I keep it up.      

Hi Everybody! It’s been such an incredible year to raise money for scholarships! We’re still raising money through end of May, so I’ll know by then for sure, BUT, right now we have raised …checks bank account… $8,911.15 So all…

Hi Everybody, A few things going on right now. Part 1 – I have a group buy pre order sale going on right now.  I’m going to be making 14 slim celluloid pens with Jowo #6 nibs, some trim, and…

Hi Everybody, More auction pens about to go live on eBay. Scholarship time is here!  If you are a senior in high school, anywhere in the US, or you KNOW a senior in high school, please send them this way…

We here at Newton Pens would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays. It’s all of you that make it possible for me to do this thing that I enjoy so much. Thanks so much.

Hey Everybody, I’m excited to announce that we have some new notebooks.  They are the pocket size made by Curnow Bookbinding, filled with white Tomoe River paper. The art is by a local high school student, Ann G. These can…

Hi Everybody!  Excited to let you all know about some work I did with Chatterley and The Chicago Pen Company! For Chatterley I made several Prospectors in orange and black G10. These are loaded with Bock 380 nibs in 14k…

Hi everybody!  Real quick – 10 new pens up for auction this month – thanks so much to you who have donated pens.  Holy cow I appreciate you so much. I’m using eBay to auction pens from now on.  The…

Hey everybody!  I’ve been so busy lately I think I’ve been neglecting the website posting. I need to update the online store after the DC Show – which was great. We just wrote checks to our latest group of scholarship…

So it’s Summer time Summer time! The May auction is over (I only had the one pen with the Tibaldi scraps) and it raised $250.  Thanks so much for your participation and support of the scholarship fund! This month we…

Hey everybody! Atlanta was great!  You can see some pics at my Instagram page. Next up is the Chicago show – first weekend in May.  If you’re going to be in the area come see us.  We’ll be right at…

Hey Eveybody, Thanks so much for stopping by – just a quick note to say THANK YOU to everybody who participated in last month’s auctions.  The big Eastman raised $320, the Majestic $150, and the Platinum $25.  That’s a good…

Hi Everybody, It’s that time of year to start applying for scholarships!  Just a little over one month to get those applications in! Scholarship Application – Rules and Info (updated for ’24/’25 school year) Funds for scholarships raised through auction…

Hey everybody! Goodness we’re keeping busy around here.  With the monthly auctions to raise money for scholarships, making Pinnacle pens for Vanness, trying to keep up with my orders and making production pens on the new CNC for inventory and…

Hi everybody!  Wow the year is already over!  What a whirlwind it’s been too. It’s January and that means National Handwriting Day!  I guess?  🙂 Some new news here at Newton Pens: 1 -No more raffling pens to help raise…