Those are some really nice pens. Never thought about pen making as a hobby but Im sure most peole can appreciate a really nice pen.

Very cool hobby. Look forward to seeing more.

A couple three years ago, my wife and I help start a new Chruch. It was just a factory building when we started. We built bathrooms, classrooms, kitchen, Fellowship hall and Sanctuary with pulpit.

My wife's dead Father had given my dad some wild cherry lumber about 15 years ago. Well We got some of it that dad had left and was not going to use. Our pastor used it to make a Pulpit AND alter benches. He also had some pieces left over and used some of it to make my wife a Pen. She will cherish it forever. I had never seen a handmade pen before that. Once again, good job on your pens. They are really nice. The work shows you care.

cool,I'm liking the recon. stone.

Wow, impressive. Surfboards aren't enough huh? The yard has talent.

Post some pics of the honduras rosewood burl one once it's done, the polishing will really bring out burl.

Thanks for the compliments!

The honduras rosewood burl is nice, but will look nicer with a better finish! At about $15 just for the single pen blank, it better look good! It'll be a while until I refinish that one. My lathe is back home (I'm down at school) so I won't be able to work on any pens for about a month.

As for the surfboards, I shaped another one for my girlfriend a few weeks ago, and the glassing should be done Monday! What can I say, I'm and engineer and I like to make things!

Looks great. My dad makes Pens too, he made me a burrly Maple one that I love and use often.

Nice! I'd like to do a maple burl pen sometime!

What I really like about making pens is:

1. It's not very difficult, once you have all the tools
2. Since I enjoy woodworking, it gives me a chance to work with
some exotic woods without breaking the bank!

Like knife collecting, though, it can get expensive. That Honduras rosewood burl pen and the reconstituted stone pen cost around $20 each just for the materials, and those are not expensive pen kits. Oh, that doesn't count the drill bit cost or the bushing cost. Usually there's a specific bushing set for each pen design and for me (starting out), I usually need to buy a drill bit when I get a new pen kit design.

Those are some beautiful pens

Very nice.

PM me if you are selling any. I could use a nice pen.

What ink cartridge do ethey use? I am partial to Cross pens myself.

Here are some more I've done.

These are some slimline pens I've turned. From back to front they are bloodwood, polymer clay with CA glue finish, polymer clay, and rosewood. These wood ones are some of my first from when I'd just use a friction finish. Now I use CA and polish that up. The CA finish is much shinier and more durable.


Here are a couple I did two days ago.

This one is reconstituted turquoise with copper hardware. I really like the way this one came out! Also, I don't know why, but the copper hardware always looks more like brass in pictures. Oh well.


This one is just some black/red/silver acrylic with black hardware. I like this one, too!

wow they all look sweet but the last two are awesome! good job man! by the way that copper looks like copper to me.

Wow, beautiful one. I like the 2nd from the top.