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Each pen blank is turned on a lathe using domestic, exotic wood or acrylic, or a mixture or the two, that unlocks their hidden beauty.

A pen blank starts from a ¾” X ¾” X 5” piece of the needed substrate and is cut to the rough size needed for that specific pen. A precision hole is drilled through each piece of the blank. A seamless brass tube is then inserted into the blank for turning on the lathe. The ends of the blank are then squared to the tube to ensure a square fit when assembled.

The pen blank is then placed on the lathe with bushings to determine the correct diameter. The lathe tools are then used to get the blank to the size needed. The next step is to sand the blank to a super smooth surface using different grits of sandpaper. Wood is finished to 600 grit and acrylic is finished to 12,000 grit using Micro Grit mesh sandpaper. The wood blank is then heat sealed with a special product and the acrylic blank is finished with plastic polish. Wood pens take 5 grits of sandpaper and the acrylic pen takes 13 different grits.

Each pen is then assembled and inspected. Quality 24 carat gold plated parts are used on Gold pens. Titanium oxide is molecularly bonded by Physical  Vapor Deposition to Gun Metal finishes. Chrome finishes are Chrome. This method produces the most durable plating.

Quality replaceable black rollerball refills are used on all pens. Your pen has a “Parker” or “Cross” refill available from most office supply stores. I stock them too.

You can see that some of the pens contain Pinecones, Cholla Cactus, Grapevine, Pistachio shells, Expired Credit Cards, Dibond, thin pieces of contrasting woods, different colors of acrylic and last, but not least “SWEET GUM” balls. (Somebody had to find a use for those prickly things we hate to step on with our bare feet.)