Author: Seamus Blake

Wenge (pronounced WHEN-gii or WHEN-ghay) is native to central Africa. These trees can reach 90 feet in height with a 4-foot trunk diameter. Its heartwood is a medium brown with nearly black streaks. With an oil finish, the wood can become nearly black and is dark enough to be used as a substitute for ebony.

With its luminous two-tone plating, this streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism.

Chrome plating is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object which is not only decorative but provides corrosion resistance, increases surface hardness, and eases cleaning.

Gunmetal, also known as red brass, is a type of bronze that was once used chiefly for making guns (it has largely been replaced by steel) and is still used for steam and hydraulic castings, valves, gears, statues, and various small objects.

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

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Information on wenge from the Wood Database. Information on chrome plating from Wikipedia. Information on gunmetal also from Wikipedia.

Purpleheart, sometimes called amaranth, can be found in Central and South America, from Mexico down to southern Brazil. This tree can reach heights of 170 feet with a 5-foot trunk diameter.

Purpleheart starts out with a light lavender color that darkens to a rich purple with exposure to heat.

With its luminous two-tone plating, this streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.

Gunmetal, also known as red brass, is a type of bronze that was once used chiefly for making guns (it has largely been replaced by steel) and is still used for steam and hydraulic castings, valves, gears, statues, and various small objects.

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Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

Information on purpleheart from the Wood Database. Information on gunmetal from Wikipedia.

A chrome Gatsby dressed in olivewood. Buy this hand-turned pen at the Sliderturning Maker Booth at Makers Market 2019.

The olive tree is native to Europe and eastern Africa. Olive trees are typically between 25 and 50 feet in height with a 3 to 5-foot trunk diameter. Its wood is a creamy or yellowish brown with darker brown to black contrasting streaks.

With several subspecies and hundreds of cultivars, olive trees are commercially important wherever they grow. The olive is closely related to ash and lilac and is sometimes confused with Russian olive which is from an entirely different family of trees.

This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism.

Chrome plating is a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object which is not only decorative but provides corrosion resistance, increases surface hardness, and eases cleaning.

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

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Information on olivewood from the Wood Database. Information on chrome plating from Wikipedia.

Hububalli is native to the South America and typically grows from 40 to 80 feet tall. Hububalli heartwood will fluoresce medium to bright streaks of green under a blacklight.

This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. The very durable low-luster brushed satin plating gives this pen a subtle and elegant look.

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

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Information on Hububalli from the Wood Database.

The cebil, whose wood is often sold as Patagonian rosewood or as curupay, is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay where it grows from 50 to 80 feet tall with a 2 to 3-foot trunk diameter. Its heartwood is a pale to medium reddish brown with darker brown to black streaks.

This pen’s sleek refined design makes it an exceptionally popular gift that never goes out of style. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.

Accepts Cross-style ballpoint refills.

Information on Patagonian rosewood from the Wood Database.

The olive tree is native to Europe and eastern Africa. Olive trees are typically between 25 and 50 feet in height with a 3 to 5-foot trunk diameter. Its wood is creamy or yellowish-brown with darker brown to black contrasting streaks.

With several subspecies and hundreds of cultivars, olive trees are commercially important wherever they grow. The olive is closely related to ash and lilac and is sometimes confused with Russian olive which is from an entirely different family of trees.

This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. Epoxy coating on 24-karat gold plating ensures extreme durability.

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

Wenge (pronounced WHEN-gii or WHEN-ghay) is native to central Africa. These trees can reach 90 feet in height with a 4-foot trunk diameter. It’s heartwood is a medium brown with nearly black streaks. With an oil finish, the wood can become nearly black and is dark enough to be used as a substitute for ebony.

This streamlined pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism.

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

Purpleheart, sometimes called amaranth, can be found in Central and South America, from Mexico down to southern Brazil. This tree can reach heights of 170 feet with a 5-foot trunk diameter.

Purpleheart starts out with a light lavender color that darkens to a rich purple with exposure to heat.

This streamlined pen with its luminous two-tone plating has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism.

Gunmetal, also known as red brass, is a type of bronze that was once used chiefly for making guns (it has largely been replaced by steel) and is still used for steam and hydraulic castings, valves, gears, statues, and various small objects.

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

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Information on Purpleheart from the Wood Database. Information on gunmetal from Wikipedia.

Box elder is native to North America where it is most commonly found in the central and eastern United States. It can grow as large as 80 feet tall with a 2-foot diameter. It’s heartwood is frequently streaked with red or pink flames, the result of an anti-fungal produced by the tree when it is wounded. Box elder is sometimes called “ash-leaved maple.” It is technically a maple tree although its lumber is softer, weaker, and lighter than almost all other species of maple.

Stabilizing is the process of using a vacuum chamber to replace the air pockets in a soft wood with resin, without or without an added dye. This process creates a stable, hardened wood blank that is safe to turn, is nearly impervious to moisture, and can be polished to a high gloss.

This pen has mystery, flair, and elegance plus a smooth twist mechanism. 

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

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Information on box elder from the Wood Database. Information on stabilization from The Wood Turners Catalog.

Hububalli is native to South America and typically grows from 40 to 80 feet tall. Hububalli heartwood will fluoresce medium to bright streaks of green under a blacklight.

This streamlined pen has mystery, flair and elegance and a smooth twist mechanism. Epoxy coating on 24kt gold plating ensures extreme durability. 

Accepts Parker-style ballpoint refills.

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Information on Hububalli from the Wood Database.