You made this?

Really you made this? I get that a lot. So, what goes into making a handcrafted or handmade pen anyhow? In this series of blog entries, I’ll attempt to go into the process involved with handcrafting a pen. I’ll attempt to break it down into six or seven steps without going overboard.  Before we begin delving into the process a little explanation is in order.

Handcrafted pens start life as components, or component sets. These component sets are primarily the internal workings of the pen. Some pen types have more components, some less. To most people they just look like a small bag of parts, and they are. It is turning that little bag of parts into something beautiful and functional that makes each handmade pen a unique work of art.