Pen making So I thought I would share my polishing routine with you guys this week. Mainly because I remembered to take some progress pictures as I did them as I was asked on instagram. My memory is terrible so the fact that I remembered is an achievement all in itself, so yeah, go me! Do you remember the brown pen with the brass rings … Continue reading Update 49: What a jolly smashing time!

Sorry it’s a bit late. I know I posted yesterday that the update would be today and I will honour that but my brain is not with it. My dad got hit by a car yesterday when he was crossing the road on the way home. Spent 10 hours at accident and emergency over night and got sent home. Found out this morning, he says … Continue reading Pen Making Update 48: Totally not with it

Pen Making update Let’s starts with some positives, I need to keep the positives in the front of my mind. Then we can deal with other things. As you can tell it’s not been all sunshine and roses. I polished the pens I made last week and they are looking quite good. I love the way the polishing process makes them come out, no matter … Continue reading Pen making update 47: Scribbles

Pen making Wow, this week has been pretty full on. I needed a break and I wanted to make a pen for myself on Saturday. So I decided to use a blank I have been sitting on for almost a year. They were some of the first blanks I bought, I got a set of three, purple, green and orange. I used the purple pen … Continue reading Pen making update 46: Full steam ahead

Well this is a bit late but happy new year everyone, I hope you had a good break from work and got to spend some nice time with your families. There have been some fun and exciting things happening in the Den’s Pens world. I have made a few mistakes, I have lost my rag and thrown things across my admittedly small workshop. I have … Continue reading Pen making update 45: On with the show