Coffee bean roller ball pen

[Mervyn]

Just wanted to show you guys some of the work I do.
This is a Rollerball pen with titanium furniture and yes they are REAL COFFEE BEANS cast in polyester resin in a balnk form.

Comments would be great.

Kind regards Mervnyn

http://www.turnedwood.co.uk

http:/www.ukpenkits.com

[RubyStar]

I love the pen Mervnyn.
Real coffee beans? Amazing, I can almost smell them. Lol
Good work.
How much do they sell for?, if you don't mind me asking

[Mervyn]

Thanks Ruby, most of my pens range between £25-£70 although I have a some collectors pens around about £90.00.

If take a look at www.turnedwood.co.uk with more info.

Thanls for your nice comments Ruby.

Mervyn

[greannancrafts]

True craftsmanship!

Excellent, well done - just wish I could afford one

Jane

[Mervyn]

Thanks Jane, I have just taken a look at your site and to see what you make, I'm impressed, what a fantastic craft, I always thought about carving out of soap but mmmmm maybe not!

Love your craft Jane, great products I never thought that soap making was a craft, how stupid was I!

Now I'm thinking Christmas gifts, my mother is a nightmare to buy for, come to think of it so is my wife! LOL


www.marketacraft.co.uk

[beckyboo]

now that is gorgeous....................
normally a pen is a pen to me but that is really nice ( maybe because it looks like leopard print ?)

(we could go halfsies on one Jane , you have it till wednesday and then turn till sun ,lol )

[AliCat]

Wow! That is fantastic, I can't believe you have made that from real coffee beans. I have seen lots of handmade pens before but never one like that!

I hope you do really well with these - they look amazing

[Moonbeam Angel]

That is so clever!!! I have seen wood turned pens before but nothing like this. Well done.

Just out of curiosity, how easy is it to turn a pen in wood as opposed to other turned items.

I ask because someone has asked to have a stall at my fairs with wood turned pens, I only allow handcrafted and to be honest the pens in question look very "mass produced" compaired to other wood items by this person

[shpangle]

This is so unique and clever, I have never seen anything like that before. It just makes you want to go off and get a coffee.......

Mick

[Mila Jewellery]

That's fab - I've never seen anything like it. Love it

[Mervyn]

pen turning

That is so clever!!! I have seen wood turned pens before but nothing like this. Well done.

Just out of curiosity, how easy is it to turn a pen in wood as opposed to other turned items.

I ask because someone has asked to have a stall at my fairs with wood turned pens, I only allow handcrafted and to be honest the pens in question look very "mass produced" compaired to other wood items by this person

Firstly I would like to thank everyone who took the time to write in and reply to my post, many many thanks for your nice comments.

Even turning a wooden pen has great difficulties, take the burrs/burls for one thing they can be very brittle! But the key to all turning is to have very sharp tools and the lathe speed set at the right speed for the right project.

Coffee bean pens are a bit trickier because you have got the resin that is quite hard and the bean itself reasonably soft, but again with sharp tools and care it can be done quite easily, snakeskin bens are a bit more challenging but again care must be taken.

Thank you for questions

Kind regards Mervyn

www.ukpenkits.com

www.turnedwood.co.uk

[SterlingWeave]

Do you make filofax pens ? I am always losing mine, thinking I might look after a proper pen better.

[Mervyn]

Hi, I make many different designs, roller ball, fountain pens, ladies ball point pens, all in many different designs and plating’s gold, titanium, and rhodium, chrome, platinum, all of which are in woods, acrylics, snakes skins, beans deer antler, horn, alternative ivory, and more.
for more info have a look at just some here on my site.
Kind regards Mervyn

http://www.turnedwood.co.uk/22-click-ballpoint-pen.html