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 ...

The walnut wood blank is now mounted on a lathe and the center of the blank is drilled out to accomodate a metal insert. Each half of the pen is drilled. Care must be taken not to damage the blan whi ...

One of the first steps in creating a custom handcrafted wooden pen is to select the wood and cut the 'blank' to length. This piece of Walnut is being cut to length into two segments. Note the marks o ...

If you would like to see an overview of the steps that we use in making our wooden pens, feel free to look at our videos.  Each one shows a brief overview of how the individual steps are ap ...

While I consider handmade pens as art, the reason they are so beautiful must be credited to the wood from which they are made.  So, what, then makes a handcrafted pen art? For wooden pens, ...

Wood comes in an almost endless variety of colors, textures and grain. Here is a selected sample of the types of wood that are used in making our handmade pens and pencils.  Feel free to le ...