Over a year ago, I decided that I should work through the pens and notebooks that I have laying around. I had a bunch of inexpensive Hilroy notebooks, the ones you’d buy for back to school in junior high school. There were Bic pens, a few rollerballs, and a Parker Jotter in my desk drawer. Slowly, I’ve been using them up.
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In this video, I turn a pen using a flower petal pen blank that I cast with resin. It was a good learning experience. It had to be because the whole process, from gluing the petals to a dowel to turning the pen, was rife with frustrations. My plan is to use this pen as my everyday carry, as a reminder to slow down, be patient, plan ahead, and try again. Seriously, though, this pen was a bit annoying to make.
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I made a box yesterday. This one took a lot longer than I was expecting it to but that seems to be the way with most things. And, just like with most things wording woodworking, I learned a lot from this seemingly simple project.
I’m hoping to become proficient at making these boxes. I’ll keep trying.
My next project is to figure out how to make pen boxes. I’d like to offer them alongside the pens.
Tonight, I sat down to do some journalling with a glass of bourbon and a lit candle, something I haven’t done in quite a long time. Too long, in fact.
While writing out some thoughts, I remembered that I was working on a logo for SANA Stationery & Gifts. So, I put my pen down (not one that I made; a LAMY Studio) and turned on my computer. I looked through the logos I had put together. One — the one I picked — caught my eye.
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Nothing’s perfect.
Perfection is the acceptance of flaws.
The mechanical pencil, a Pentel Wow!, that I’ve been carrying around in my front-left pocket for the last seven-or-so years broke on Wednesday morning. I pushed down on the button at the top, expecting the lead sleeve to extend, and prepared my right thumb for a second push to extend the lead past the end of the sleeve. Instead, the entire front end flew off. The exposed lead stayed attached to the barrel.
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It wasn’t exactly easy to find a refill for my Muji fountain pen, but I think I finally have!
