r/PenProject

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share a short video from the workshop.

You may recognise the loop. Most of the components are made on our sliding-head CNC lathe which gives the accuracy and consistency we need. However, the final finish and surface quality (whether polished or brushed) is a very different story and still very much the result of a manual skill and experience.
I am sure many of you making/turning pens are fully aware of this. It takes time, preparation and experience to achieve the finish we are after.
One of the advantages of stainless steel is that it is forgiving material. If it picks up marks through use but can usually be polished back (up to certain level) It also wears very well over time in my opinion..

Hi everyone,

As promised yesterday please find attached some photos of the slim pen prototype we have made. (ignore the fingerprints..)

The pen is made entirely from stainless steel. Both the grip section and the cap feature a machined barley pattern. There is not much going on regarding of colour or shape so adding a pattern seemed the option here. The barley pattern is also linked to our Barley collection as well as the Pocket Pen.
I am aware that the barley pattern may make it look traditional? Let me know if you want to see some other options.

The clip still needs a bit more work (as well as the finial). We are keeping the clip mechanism. One idea is to incorporate our small dog at the top or keep it simple with a piece of mother-of-pearl (MOP) for customisation. This is still work in progress.

Surprisingly it doesn’t feel too thin when I hold it..

Hi everyone,

I hope you all managed to survive the tropical temperatures over the past few weeks! Now that the heatwave is finally over, we've started working on some new prototypes.
The workshop is still clogged up with production of the Pocket pen but there was a b

Some of you (u/CadillacGirl) have asked us to develop a very slim pen. So I wanted to explore just how thin we could make one while still using standard components, such as universal converters, standard refills, and our TS nib (or Schmidt) size 5 nib or rollerball nib. Having our own workshop is a luxury that allows us to experiment (between production runs)

There is also an ergonomic limit. If a pen becomes too thin it is not comfortable to use. There is a good reason why most pencils are around 7–8 mm in diameter.

With those constraints in mind, I wanted to see what was possible within this relatively tight specifications/brief. The length and the diameter of the pen will be driven by the nib, refills and converter. We want to keep the clip mechanism.

Please find attached a few screenshots of the 3D model. This is study in size and not showing much of the design features. Hopefully, I'll be able to share photos of the working prototype tomorrow.