* Pen making update So the regular pen making has been a bit slim on the ground as of late, not sure if you noticed. This has been due to lockdown happening again, work playing havoc with pen making time. And stuff like [this](https://i.imgur.com/c0MBwmA.jpg) happening. Not only that but I have been working on a stepped cap version of my designs like [this](https://i.imgur.com/viL2CIh.mp4). This option … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk30: Something special and Black (a long update today)

* Pen Making Well, I haven’t done this in a while and in a way it’s kind of nice to mess up every now and then. It forces you to have to learn different ways of doing things. One of my skills is being able to adapt and improvise. So, what happened, you ask. I’ll tell you. I messed up and it cost me the … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk29: Oops I did it again, possibly part 2

* Pen making This is going to be a quick update today, I have some bits and pieces that need doing and sundays are not really good for me. I am trying a few things in the workshop. I have attempted to make an attachment to add the functionality of putting the dremel on the tool post of my lathe. [This](https://i.imgur.com/Rqr01o6.jpg) is the first attempt. … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk28: insert title here

* Website, instagram and other stuff. So I am starting with something a little different today. First of all I have put everything I have made throughout the lockdown up in the shop on my website. Feel free to take a [look](https://denspens643598967.wordpress.com/the-shop/) or don’t, just wanted to share that little bit of news with you all. The other big thing is that I have been … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk27: Ink windows and pocket pens

* Pen Making Thought I would talk a little about the design process rather than the other stuff today. My original designs were done with a few brief ideas in mine. In the beginning I had the freedom to just play around with the resins and test to see what they could do. I based one of my original games on the first pen I … Continue reading Pen making update Y2 Wk26: Prototypes and carving