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New Birdseye Maple Arrived (News Item)
Just received a highly-figured board of birdseye maple. Looking forward to working with this wood to make some new handcrafted wood pens.
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New Shipment of Amboyna Burl (News Item)
Very excited about a new shipment of highly figured Amboyna Burl wood. The grain looks amazing and I can't wait to make some pens. Check back soon to see what they look like, or contact u ...
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New Shop Updates (News Item)
We have been growing! Our new Nova lathe is a welcome addition to our shop. It offers a number of capabilities that were not present previously. Most importantly, it allows us to sp ...
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Bloodwood Pens Now Available (News Item)
We are excited to announce that a new shipment of high quality, Bloodwood is now available. We have started to make selected pens in this stunning, red wood from Brazil. You can check our ...
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Crotch Walnut Wood Blanks for Handmade Pens (News Item)
I am very excited about the new purchase of three flame and crotch walnut wood slabs. I had the rather rare opportunity to purchase these slabs of crotch walnut wood, each three inches thi ...
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Redwood Burl in Stock (News Item)
Redwood is in the family of some of the largest living trees that have ever existed on the planet! Just arrived is some giant Sequoia (Sequoia gigantium) which takes the record for the largest living ...
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Gabon Ebony Handmade Pens (Web Page)
What an amazing wood! Gabon Ebony is almost pure black, it is dense and polishes to an amazing finish. This is one of the most popular types of wood to use when making a pen. Pens c ...
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Design Possibilities with Polymer Clay (Web Page)
As an artist, I am always looking for ways to push myself and the materials with which I work. Although not new, polymer clay offers me a wide-range of new possibilities when making my handmade ...
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Snakewood Handmade Pens (Web Page)
Snakewood is one of the most expensive wood available. It is very, very difficult to work, but the results are stunning. The color pattern of the wood resembles the pattern on a snake's b ...
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About Us (Web Page)
Mazurka Pens was originally conceived by my brother, William. My brother named the business Mazurka Pens as it is a form of dance for which many famous musicians had composed scores.&nbs ...
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What Ink Refills are Compatible with Hauser Open Ceramic 777 (Web Page)
Looking for an alternative to the Hauser Open Ceramic 777 rollerball refill cartridge? Hauser makes a great refill, but sometimes you just want something different.
So, what to ...
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The Ballpoint Pen - What You Need to Know (Web Page)
Welcome back to pen biology 101! After our exciting delve into the mysteries of the fountain pen, we move to the land of the Ballpoint Pen. The ballpoint pen came to commercial existence before ...
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What Ink Refills are Compatible with Hauser bill 707 SF (Web Page)
By now you may have discovered that Hauser is no longer making the venerable Hauser bill 707 SF rollerball pen refill. It was a great refill and was included as the standard refill in m ...
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Why Choose a Handmade Gift? (Web Page)
In this world of mass-produced items, it can be a challenge to rationalize the thought process of selecting a handmade item to give as a gift. Mass produced items are easy to find in any s ...
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Cross Sanding the Pen (Step 11) (Web Page)
For each grit of sandpaper, cross sanding must be perfomed. After sanding on the lathe with a speciific grit, the lathe is stopped and then sanding with the grain is performed to help remove sanding ...
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Rough Shaping Pen Blank (Step 7) (Web Page)
The pen blanks (mounted on the mandrel) can now be turned to their rough shape on the lathe. During this step, the artist can decide the shape of the pen, which is only limited to ensuring that the e ...