The gallery of many current pens – Distinctive Woodworking

My pen making images are always a challenge: I make so many lovely pens: the images further down the page are older images in a variety of styles, many of which are not ideal.

I have some beautiful images up on instagram, and I will try to keep this page up to date more frequently. Here is an image gallery of some work made as of the end of 2020.

Apologies for the somewhat random nature of some of these photos: the challenge with balancing woodworking, a high tech job, three children and such means that the joy of creating woodworking is often more important than maintaining the website. The best way to discuss a particular creation, whether it be a pen or furniture is to get in touch. Tell me what styles you like and I can create something just for you.

I find that the most personal experience for commissioning a pen or a suite of pens is done by appointment. Pens are so personal, the matter of weight, the mechanism, the balance, the particulars of the desired wood all combine to make for an excellent reason to get together to share the love of woodworking. Most importantly: if there is a desire for something absolutely bespoke, we can work through my collection to match the perfect piece of wood to the desired pen mechanism.

If something catches your fancy, please get in touch!

Example Laser Etchings:

Sample Engravings

Maple Pen on marble A couple of more unique items

: Laser-cut wood assembled as an image from the moon

: Classic style pens: twist style mechanism, ballpoint ink flow

: the last of the traditional classic pens

: A close up of a recent commission: maple burl with beautiful dye polished in for texture and wood grain highlighting

: Some of my favourite pens: gorgeous rollerball and fountain pens in a variety of woods: maple. lilac, african blackwood. Some of the most stunning pens I make

: More Classic style pens:

: Some additional laser cut pen bodies

: A few more classic style pens

: Some lower cost rollerball and fountain pens: some ornate twist pens

: The most challenging pens: made from individual laser cut pieces of wood, and glued together around the pen body.

: Some rollerball and fountain pens: horrible image presentation, but gorgeous pens

: additional cigar style pens

: An additional collection of fountain and rollerball pens in a variety of lovely woods. The piano keyboard is made from laser-cut pieces of wood assembled to the pen body.