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I'm working on figuring out how to do skinny pens.
As I try to improve the quality of my pens it seems like the most important ingredient is feedback from the fountain pen community at large. With this in mind I did an informal survey on facebook and I feel like I got a lot of good information. I learned that people don't always like the crazy flamboyant colors found on some of the alumilite and acrylic blanks I like to use. Sometimes people just want a nice conservative colored well made smooth writing pen. I have a couple that will fit this bill in the works right now. I...
3 New Pens Up
Got 3 new pens made this weekend. They are all similar in style. All are medium sized and make great carry around pens. I have been experimenting with styles lately and have started getting attached to a small pointed finial detail on both ends of the pen. All the pens I just finished have this detail. I hope to come out with some actual named models of pen soon. I have been making them however I feel for the past 10 years. I think its time to start having standard models that I can offer. It will also make...
Adding Ballpoint pens to the mix.
I originally designed this store to be a way to showcase my custom fountain pens that I make. The problem is that I like to make ALOT of different things in general. I also really enjoy making ballpoint pens. As of today you will find an ever increasing selection of ballpoint pens that I will also offer for sale. I can't help it, the one thing I love about kit pens is the variety of wood that you can use to make them. I still enjoy using acrylic and resins, but there is nothing like the feel of a wood...
Gearing up for Christmas
I spent quite a bit of time this weekend making pens. I got 2 done in Conway Stewart acrylic that both turned out pretty cool. I did one other pen in a Green Flecked acrylic this is understated, but turned out much better than I originally thought it would. I hope to be adding a couple of pens per week going into the Christmas season and, as always, I will be available for special orders too. I have been experimenting in my spare time with a completely made from scratch plunger filling system. I am not quite ready to put...
Getting quite a bit done this week
I'm back from vacation and doing my best to get back into making some pens. I am spending all this week making some clipless pens out of this really beautiful flecked material I had sitting around. I'm pretty happy with how the first two came out. I am hoping to make a couple more before the week is over. Here is Nebraska it is FINALLY not 95 degrees with 100% humidity. Its actually a pretty tolerable 85. I have a box for pens I made from Walnut about half done. Still deciding on how I am going to...