Spiral-Segmented Americana Wood Twist Pen

I have always enjoyed the comfortable contrast of two of North America's most beautiful woods: Walnut and maple. This segmented pattern puts the contrast to great effect with a dramatic spiral pattern. Add to that the classic Americana pen style with its straight lines - the clean lines and precision work make it a pen to behold. Add to that the sophisticated heft and tactile experience of a wood pen - this is guaranteed to impress at the conference table!

Price for 24k gold as shown: $55.00. Other finishes available, as well as other wood choices. Email me to discuss specifics if you want something not available in the drop-down menu.

Finish Choice

24K Gold $55.00 10K Gold $60.00 Gold Titanium $65.00 Rhodium $70.00

Shape

Straight Convex Other (specify in special instructions))

Special Instructions

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Americana Wood Twist Pen - Bocote and 24k Gold

Americana style pens, as my supplier puts it so well, "reflect the classic lines and distinctive style of pens made during America's golden age. Black accents on the cap and writing tip offer an elegant contrast. The smooth twist mechanism features a premium Swiss-made Parker style ballpoint refill with carbide writing tip for consistent ink flow."

They're available in 24-k gold as shown, or for added durability, 10-k gold, gold titanium, or rhodium. The pen shown is from Bocote, with a creamy brown color and wavy black stripes, making for striking contrast. Bocote is from a small tree native to Central and South America, sometimes called Mexican Rosewood. Because of its striking color and grain, it's popular for accents and turnings.

Other woods are also available. Price starts at $30 for 24-k gold finish.

Pen Finish

24-k Gold $30.00 10-k Gold $35.00 Gold Titanium $40.00 Rhodium $40.00

Wood Choices

Bocote Ebony Padauk Cocobolo Olive Wood Purpleheart Tulipwood Ambrosia Maple Box Elder Burl Other - specify in instructions to seller

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Segmented Wood Americana Roller Ball Pen and Letter Opener Set

This hand-turned segmented Americana roller-ball pen and letter opener desk set is made from classic Americana style components. 10-K gold plated for durability and class, and with a checkered, diagonally-cut segmented pattern that makes the set one-of-a-kind. This set is made from padauk (the red wood) and maple (tan), with blackwood diagonal pieces. Most any of the other woods I show on my website could also be used.

The technique involved in assembling the wood pieces is involved, which raises the cost, and the uniqueness, of the piece over solid-piece pens. Order this set or a similar set for $115.00. Individually, this style of pen is $65.00, letter opener $60.00.

Set Options

Pen and Letter Opener Set $115.00 Pen Only $65.00 Letter Opener Only $60.00

Wood Choices

Padauk, maple, and blackwood(shown) Purpleheart, Maple, and Walnut Blackwood, Holly, and Padauk Walnut, Maple, and Padauk

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Segmented European Pen and Letter Opener Maple and Padauk

This hand-turned segmented european pen and letter opener desk set is made from classic European style components. 10-K gold plated for durability and class, and with a curvy segmented pattern that makes the set one-of-a-kind. This set is made from padauk (the red wood) and maple (tan). Most any of the other woods I show on my website could also be used.

The technique involved in assembling the wood pieces is involved, which raises the cost, and the uniqueness, of the piece over solid-piece pens. Order this set or a similar set for $110.00. Individually, this style of pen or letter opener is available for $60.00.

Set Options

Pen and Letter Opener Set $110.00 Pen and Pencil Set $115.00 Pen Only $60.00 Pencil Only $65.00 Letter Opener Only $60.00

Wood Choices

Padauk and Maple (shown) Purpleheart and Maple Purpleheart and Yellowheart Blackwood and Holly Walnut and Maple

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Rhodium and Ebony Americana Desk Set

This hand-turned wood letter opener and roller-ball pen desk set is made from classic Americana style components. Rhodium plated for durability and class, and with beautiful Nigerian Ebony, it makes quite an impression.

Nigerian Ebony, or Gaboon Ebony, is a rather small tree that reaches heights no taller than 60' and no larger than 2' diameter. The heartwood is jet black, very hard, and very dense. It's an exotic wood probably most known for its use as fingerboards and keys for various musical instruments. It's also great for pens, bottle stoppers, knife handles and jewelry boxes. Ebony is the Greek word for "fruit of the gods". Historically drinking goblets were made from its wood, as they believed it was an antidote for poison, and its use would ward off their enemy's evil intent.

Rhodium has been used for honors, or to symbolize wealth, when more commonly used metals such as silver, gold, or platinum are deemed insufficient. In 1979 the Guinness Book of World Records gave Paul McCartney a rhodium-plated disc for being history's all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist. Guinness has also noted items such as the world's "Most Expensive Pen" or "Most Expensive Board Game" as containing rhodium.

The supply of Rhodium pen and letter opener parts is limited, so inquire via email if they're available. $100.00 for the set.

Slimline Pen and Pencil Set - Hand Turned Dyed Box Elder Burl

This is an Artisan brand slimline pen and pencil set with custom clips in the shape of a treble clef. It is hand-turned from stabilized dyed box elder burl, and uses durable 10-k gold components. The Box Elder tree is a variety of maple tree, also known as Boxelder Maple and Maple Ash. A small, fast-growing, and short-lived tree, it has generally weak wood with little use commercially, except for the burls, which have beautiful coloring and grain patterns. This pencil is from a dyed box elder burl where they impregnate it with a colored dye. In addition to green, the dyed box elder burls are available in yellow, red, black, blue, purple, brown, and magenta.

The custom clips make these totally personal and individual, and therefore great gifts. Other shapes available are baseball, golf, tennis, football, basketball, soccer, rifle, bowling, fishing, medical, hockey, cross, or jonah (fish). This set was actually made by my son, Tyler, with my help for the finishing touches.

Finish

10-K Gold $75.00 24-k Gold $65.00

Colors

Natural Blue Green Black Purple Red Yellow Brown Magenta Natural

Clip Style

Golf Baseball Treble Cleff Jonah Cross Football Basketball Soccer Medical Fishing

Shape

Straight Convex Concave, sharp Concave, rounded Double-Concave, sharp Double-Concave, Rounded

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Slimline Pen - Hand Turned Dyed Box Elder Burl

This is an Artisan brand slimline pen with a custom clip in the shape of a treble clef. It is hand-turned from stabilized dyed box elder burl, and uses durable 10-k gold components. The Box Elder tree is a variety of maple tree, also known as Boxelder Maple and Maple Ash. A small, fast-growing, and short-lived tree, it has generally weak wood with little use commercially, except for the burls, which have beautiful coloring and grain patterns. This pen is from a dyed box elder burl where they impregnate it with a colored dye. In addition to green, the dyed box elder burls are available in yellow, red, black, blue, purple, brown, and magenta.

The custom clips make these totally personal and individual, and therefore great gifts. Other shapes available are baseball, golf, tennis, football, basketball, soccer, rifle, bowling, fishing, medical, hockey, cross, or jonah (fish). This pencil was actually made by my son, Tyler, with my help for the finishing touches.

Order with a matching pencil for a wood pen and pencil set.

Finish

10-K Gold $40.00 24-k Gold $35.00

Colors

Natural Blue Green Black Purple Red Yellow Brown Magenta Natural

Clip Style

Golf Baseball Treble Cleff Jonah Cross Football Basketball Soccer Medical Fishing

Shape

Straight Convex Concave, sharp Concave, rounded Double-Concave, sharp Double-Concave, Rounded

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Kingwood and Gold European Pen with Custom Clip

This European wood twist pen was made by my 8-year-old son, with help from me, of course, with the wood and clip and style of his choosing. To design your own, follow the design-your-pen program on my page. This was made to reflect his love of music, especially playing the piano, and with one of the most striking woods out there.

Kingwood, also called Violetwood or Violete, is from a slender low tree native to Brazil. It is called kingwood because in the 18th and 19th century it was a favorite wood of French kings for their furniture. It is fairly rare, and its fine texture and stability makes it a prized wood for inlay work, wood turning, and fancy accessories.

The European pen is classy and stylish, and can be ordered with a large variety of clips (view at my supplier's page). Price to order: $50.00

Clip

Artisan Rifle Plain Medical Golf Cross Fishing Jonah Football Treble Cleff

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Zebrawood Jr. Gentlemen Pen and Pencil Set

This hand-turned wood pen and pencil set is made from Zebrawood, with 10-k gold Jr. Gentlemen components. The Jr. Gentlemen pen is a ballpoint pen with dual-direction twist that is silky smooth. The Jr. Gentlemen pencil is a 0.7mm pencil with a twist mechanism instead of the typical end click pencil you usually see. Premium kits, they are only available in 10k gold and rhodium. Thick, masculine and yet elegant, the set is perfect for business, and has a hefty, sturdy feel when writing. All my pens and pencils are hand-turned form solid hardwoods, and finished without stains or dyes. Gloss or satin finish is available.

Also called Zebrano, African zebrawood trees can reach in excess of 150'. Diameters commonly measure between 5' and 7'. Heartwood is light golden-yellow with streaks and veining of dark chocolate brown. Dries slowly, and tends to surface check and end-split during seasoning. Coarse texture and interlocked grain must be surfaced wih care. High-luster finish on this wood makes it extremely decorative.

Order the a set like this for $125 (or order the actual pen and pencil shown for $115).

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Zebrawood Junior Gentleman's Pencil

This wood pencil is hand turned from Zebrawood, with 10k gold components. The Jr. Gentlemen pencil is a 0.7mm pencil with a twist mechanism instead of the typical end click pencil you usually see. A premium pencil kit, it is only available in 10k gold and rhodium. A thick, masculine and yet elegant pencil, it is perfect for business, and has a hefty, sturdy feel when writing. All my pens and pencils are hand-turned form solid hardwoods, and finished without stains or dyes. Gloss or satin finish is available.

Also called Zebrano, African zebrawood trees can reach in excess of 150'. Diameters commonly measure between 5' and 7'. Heartwood is light golden-yellow with streaks and veining of dark chocolate brown. Dries slowly, and tends to surface check and end-split during seasoning. Coarse texture and interlocked grain must be surfaced wih care. High-luster finish on this wood makes it extremely decorative.

Order one like this for $70. Until it sells, the pencil pictured is available for $60.00. Order a matching pen for a Pen and Pencil Set.

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Cocobolo and Black Titanium European-Style Wood Pen

This european twist pen is much cooler than it looks above. I wish the photo did this pen justice. I used black titanium to complement the cocobolo, and the wood is gorgeous. I really liked working with the wood, and plan to do much more of it.

Cocobolo is a medium sized Central American tree growing up to 2' diameter and 90' tall. The heartwood is typically orange or reddish-brown in color, often with a figuring of darker irregular traces weaving through the wood, while the sapwood is a creamy yellow, contrasting sharply with the heartwood. Its fine texture and excellent color make Cocobolo one of the most popular exotic woods. Grows along Pacific seaboard of Mexico and Central America. Considered one of the most important woods in cutlery business for knife handles (can be soaked in soapy water with minimal ill effects). Also used for tool handles, brush backs, bowling balls, chess pieces, carving, jewelry boxes, canes, utensils, buttons, musical and scientific instruments, especially guitars and basses, but some woodwind instruments such as clarinets and oboes have been successfully made using cocobolo instead of the more usual African blackwood. It is also used in making luxury pens, and decorative veneer and inlay.

Price for this pen: $40.00

Satin Nickel and Kiaat Wood European Pen

The Satin Nickel finish of this wood European style twist pen gives it a unique feel, standing out from the shiny golds and platinums. Together with the dark Kiaat wood, it is a comfortable, warm looking pen.

Kiaat grows mainly in Savannah forests throughout Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa. It resembles Padauk, but lacks the reddish color, varying between pale uniform brown, golden brown, chocolate brown, brick red or purplish brown with darker or redder streaks. The sapwood is pale gray or yellowish, clearly defined. It is used for boatbuilding, furniture, fine joinery, flooring and decorative veneer.

Price for this pen: $35.00

Hand Turned Pen - Goncolo Alves and 10k Gold European Twist Pen

Made from durable 10k-gold plated components, this is an Artisan brand European Twist Pen, hand-turned from Goncalo Alves.

Goncalo Alves, also called Tigerwood, is a large, South American rainforest canopy tree that can grow 150 feet tall and 50 inches in diameter, heartwood is reddish-brown, almost copper colored, and often streaked with darker brown. Medium texture and interlocked grain, this turns and finishes extremely well. It's endangered outside of its preserved due to exploitation, but there are places that farm the tree for use in woodwork.

Price for this pen: $35.00 Order a matching pencil for a Pen and Pencil Set.

European Wood Twist Pen - Tambootie and Rhodium

This is a European style wood pen, with Tambootie wood and Rhodium-plated components.

Tambootie (or tambuti) is a small African tree with an average height of 30' and a fluted and often hollow trunk. Heartwood is rich brown with distinctive dark brown to almost black veins. The wood is oily to touch, with a pale to bright yellow sapwood. The grain is straight to slightly irregular, with a fine even texture: reddish-brown with darker streaks, a satin-like lustre and extremely fragrant sweet, spicy smell. The oily timber exudes a white, poisonous latex when freshly cut, and campfires that burn tambuti fuel give off noxious fumes contaminating meat or other food grilled on the flames or coals. The latex is used as a fish poison, and applied to arrow-tips.

Rhodium is a hard silvery white and durable metal that has a high reflectance. The primary use of this element in automobiles as a catalytic converter. Plated rhodium, is extremely hard and is used for optical instruments. This metal also finds use in jewelry and for decorations. It is also used as a filter in mammography systems because of the characteristic x-rays it produces. It is used in high quality pen surfaces due to its high-resistance characteristics. As of October 2007, rhodium cost approximately eight times more than gold, and 450 times more than silver. Rhodium has been used for honours, or to symbolize wealth, when more commonly used metals such as silver, gold, or platinum are deemed insufficient. In 1979 the Guinness Book of World Records gave Paul McCartney a rhodium-plated disc for being history's all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist. Guinness has also noted items such as the world's "Most Expensive Pen" or "Most Expensive Board Game" as containing rhodium.

Price for this pen: $40.00

Slimline Wood Twist Pen - Bubinga and Black Titanium

This is an Artisan Slimline wood pen made from Bubinga and with black titanium components. Black titanium is a dark and shiny metal, probably half way between silver and black, and is as durable as it comes for wood pen components - the parts have a lifetime guarantee.

Bubinga, often referred to as African Rosewood, is a popular choice for musical instruments, fine decroative pieces, archery bows, and furniture - especially large slabs for table tops. Lexus also makes use of the wood in their luxury vehicle interiors. The wood from West Africa, its color varies from red to violet with fairly evenly spaced purple stripes, it's hard and heavy and fine-grained, and what nobody else on line seems to say about it is that it smells sour and poopy when you cut it - I kept wondering "what is that smell?" till I realized it was the wood I was sanding on my lathe. Don't worry though, the pen smells just fine, and looks awesome.

Price for this pen: $35.00

Slimline Wood Twist Pen - Olive and Gold Titanium

This Artisan Slimline Twist Pen is made form Olive wood and Gold Titanium. Titanium is the most durable of the pen finishes available. Gold titanium is shown here. The pen parts have a lifetime guarantee.

Olive wood is a sentimental choice for a pen. Some olive trees have been alive since the time of Christ. A long-lived gnarled tree with a short bole, often with numerous holes and cavities, olive wood is one of the world's most beautiful woods. Heartwood is light brown to dark brown with irregular streaks of grey, brown, and black, giving a marble-like appearance. Irregular, interlocked grain is dense, turns easily and cuts very clean. These aromatic blanks are selected for figure and color. And aromatic isn't putting it mildly - when cut, this wood smells very strongly of opened green olives and olive oil - I guess that shouldn't be a surprise.

Price for this pen: $35.00

Zebrawood Jr. Gentlemen Pen

This wood twist pen is hand turned from Zebrawood, with 10k gold components. The Jr. Gentlemen pen is a ballpoint pen with dual-direction twist that is silky smooth. A premium pen kit, it is only available in 10k gold and rhodium. A thick, masculine and yet elegant pen, it is perfect for business, and has a hefty, sturdy feel when writing. All my pens are hand-turned form solid hardwoods, and finished without stains or dyes. Gloss or satin finish is available.

Also called Zebrano, African zebrawood trees can reach in excess of 150'. Diameters commonly measure between 5' and 7'. Heartwood is light golden-yellow with streaks and veining of dark chocolate brown. Dries slowly, and tends to surface check and end-split during seasoning. Coarse texture and interlocked grain must be surfaced wih care. High-luster finish on this wood makes it extremely decorative.
Order one like this for $65. Until it sells, the pen pictured is available for $55.00. Order a matching pencil for a Pen and Pencil Set.

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Wood Pen: Nigerian Ebony and Rhodium Artisan Slimline Twist Pen

This Artisan Slimline Twist Pen is made from Nigerian Ebony wood and Rhodium-plated components for maximum durability, and finished straight and slim to look professional and elegant.

Nigerian Ebony, or Gaboon Ebony, is a rather small tree that reaches heights no taller than 60' and no larger than 2' diameter. The heartwood is jet black, very hard, and very dense. It's an exotic wood probably most known for its use as fingerboards and keys for various musical instruments. It's also great for pens, bottle stoppers, knife handles and jewelry boxes. Ebony is the Greek word for "fruit of the gods". Historically drinking goblets were made from its wood, as they believed it was an antidote for poison, and its use would ward off their enemy's evil intent.

Rhodium is a hard silvery white and durable metal that has a high reflectance. The primary use of this element in automobiles as a catalytic converter. Plated rhodium, is extremely hard and is used for optical instruments. This metal also finds use in jewelry and for decorations. It is also used as a filter in mammography systems because of the characteristic x-rays it produces. It is used in high quality pen surfaces due to its high-resistance characteristics. As of October 2007, rhodium cost approximately eight times more than gold, and 450 times more than silver. Rhodium has been used for honours, or to symbolize wealth, when more commonly used metals such as silver, gold, or platinum are deemed insufficient. In 1979 the Guinness Book of World Records gave Paul McCartney a rhodium-plated disc for being history's all-time best-selling songwriter and recording artist. Guinness has also noted items such as the world's "Most Expensive Pen" or "Most Expensive Board Game" as containing rhodium.

Price as shown: $45.00.

Slimline Pencil - Hand Turned Dyed Box Elder Burl

This is an Artisan brand slimline pencil with a custom clip in the shape of a treble clef. It is hand-turned from stabilized dyed box elder burl, and uses durable 10-k gold components. The Box Elder tree is a variety of maple tree, also known as Boxelder Maple and Maple Ash. A small, fast-growing, and short-lived tree, it has generally weak wood with little use commercially, except for the burls, which have beautiful coloring and grain patterns. This pencil is from a dyed box elder burl where they impregnate it with a colored dye. In addition to green, the dyed box elder burls are available in yellow, red, black, blue, purple, brown, and magenta.

The custom clips make these totally personal and individual, and therefore great gifts. Other shapes available are baseball, golf, tennis, football, basketball, soccer, rifle, bowling, fishing, medical, hockey, cross, or jonah (fish). This pencil was actually made by my son, Tyler, with my help for the finishing touches.

Order with a matching pen for a wood pen and pencil set.

Finish

10-K Gold $45.00 24-k Gold $40.00

Colors

Natural Blue Green Black Purple Red Yellow Brown Magenta Natural

Clip Style

Golf Baseball Treble Cleff Jonah Cross Football Basketball Soccer Medical Fishing

Shape

Straight Convex Concave, sharp Concave, rounded Double-Concave, sharp Double-Concave, Rounded

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Wood Pen: Yew and 24k Gold Artisan Slimline Twist Pen

This Wood Pen: Yew and 24k Gold Artisan Slimline Twist Pen is made sleek and straight. It may not be such a creative form as some of my others, but it looks elegant and classy if you ask me. I chose this form for this piece of wood because the grain and wood is so attractive that I didn't want to draw attention from it.

The Yew Tree is highly poisonous except for the red berries. It only takes 30 seeds though to kill an adult in a matter of hours. Chemotherapy drugs are derived from the Pacific yew tree. The wood has been prized throughout medieval history for use in longbows. In England it was so prized that before long there was a shortage of mature yew trees and a law was passed that every ship that came to port had to bring with it four staves for a port charge. Eventually this was increased to 10, and the law stood until guns started replacing bows for use in warfare. The wood is bright orange in the sapwood, and a deeper russet in the heartwood. Its hardness and swirling grain make it prized for woodturning, furniture, and other decorative uses.

The pen parts are 24k gold plated, and supplied with a Cross style refill that features a premium Swiss-made carbide writing tip for smooth, consistent writing. The pen has a great feel in your hand - balanced and solid. Price as shown: $25.00 Order a matching pencil for a Pen and Pencil Set.