I have the technology!

Do it up!!! Me like!!! Are you taking custom orders? Are you selling or JUST creating your OWN works of art? They are truly beautiful pieces. Not sure I could actually USE it. What are the refills?

Most of what I've done is just because I want to. I enjoy working with my hands and pen turning gives me the opportunity to make something that is somewhat useful out of some pretty exotic (and pricey) woods. Right now, being in college, I only make pens when I head home for any given weekend or holiday. Between school, mountain biking, and trying to surf here on the central coast of California, I don't think I need more distractions down at school!

As for the pens I've shown here, most of them take Parker style ball point or gel refills. I just received some materials so I can make a couple types of roller balls and fountain pens. The thing with fountain pens is that they get pretty expensive, though.

Oh man, Those are true Gentleman's Pens right there, no joke. Gotta be in charge of something to carry a pen like that in your breast-pocket. Awesome work!

Well, here's another recon-stone from a few weeks ago. This color is called "Bloody Jasper."

The Jasper looks good with the black furniture.

Thanks for the compliment! What amazes me when I work with this recon stone is when I find pictures of the actual stone. There really is "Bloody Jasper" stone and it's red with black lines in it!

On another note, this summer should be fun with the lathe! I've purchased more pen blanks than I know what to do with! Some are Honduras Rosewood burl, Desert Ironwood (plain, high contrast, and one piece of burl), red heart burl, a couple Austrailian burl pieces, some Cocobolo burl, and several others! Maybe I should get a respirator for some of these. I've noticed that some types wood's sanding dust bothers my nose more than it used to. I have read that the more people get exposed to certain types of wood dust (namely Cocobolo and other rosewoods), the more likely a person is to develop an allergy to it. I'd rather not spend much time sneezing and blowing my nose every time I make a pen.

You got to watch Cocobolo. I hear it is toxic to breathe.

Have you tried brazilian lacewood or Tulipwood? I like Blue Mahoe also.

I do have a Tulipwood blank. It's definitely interesting looking. The only Lacewood I have is a 3/16" thick board that I'm gonna use to make some knife handles. As for Blue Mahoe, I've only seen pictures of it, but there are a few places that I know sell it. I may have to give that one a try!

Well, summer is here and I've been on the lathe a bit! Here are some that I've done since I got back from school:

Florida Monkey Ear:



Cocobolo Burl:



Desert Ironwood Burl:



Figured Eucalyptus:



And an acrylic:



That's all for now, but I'm sure I'll turn more!

I like the allmost flame look of the acrylic,hell I like them all.
Nice turnings.

That Eucalyptus looks fantastic! I'm diggin the acrylic too!