Stadium Pen Blanks

Michael Hardin

Founded in October 2018 as an offshoot of Hardin Penworks, Stadium Pen Blanks (SPB) began with a single Fenway Park stadium seat—and from that, a legacy was born. Since then, SPB has sourced and crafted pen blanks from 190+ stadiums representing over 220 sports teams, as well as 35+ U.S. Navy ships, 30+ vintage aircraft, numerous historic buildings, and other culturally significant materials.

Beyond its unmatched collection of historical and sports-related materials, SPB also offers a diverse range of Scotch barrel stave blanks, dyed burled wood, hybrid burled woods, and alligator jawbone blanks. These unique materials provide turners with an incredible variety of textures, colors, and stories, making each finished piece truly one of a kind.

SPB has also played a pivotal role in elevating the standard for Certificates of Authenticity (COAs) in our niche industry. By setting the benchmark for professional, detailed, and visually impressive COAs, SPB has influenced vendors, distributors, and artisans to enhance the way they present provenance and authenticity—raising the bar for the entire market.

Whether you're a turner, collector, or history enthusiast, Stadium Pen Blanks offers more than just materials—it offers a story in every blank.

Drop Anchor Creations

Michelle Bagley

Come ashore and see what Drop Anchor Creations has to offer. Owned and operated by Michelle Bagley and Ed Hood. Founded in October of 2018, they offer a wide range of label cast and embed blanks that may spark your interest. And should you need something a little more personalized, they can do that too! They look forward to helping you set sail and find your bounty.

BG Artforms

Barry Gross

Barry Gross is renowned for creating immersive background art, blending hand-painted techniques with intricate details. His work ranges from serene natural landscapes and bustling urban settings to fantastical worlds with surreal elements like floating islands and dreamlike skies. Each piece features atmospheric lighting, such as glowing sunsets or misty mornings, adding depth and emotion to his scenes.

A defining feature of Gross's art is its storytelling ability, with subtle details that complement characters and narratives. His use of layered depth and parallax effects enhances dimensionality, while vintage-inspired tones evoke nostalgia. These elements make his backgrounds both visually stunning and emotionally resonant.

Jolly Roger Blanks / GW Pens

John Greco

Jolly Roger Blanks is the in-house blank brand for GW Pens. John Greco, the artisan maker behind both brands, has been a custom pen maker for more than a decade with work carried by the Philadelphia Seaport Museum, The NY Times, as well as retailers nation-wide. John has been commissioned to make pens for Prince Harry, President Obama, and Pope Francis with a sister copy of the Pope’s pen being kept in the Philadelphia History Museum.

Through the course of his work as a pen maker, John began making his own blanks. Today John offers everything from wood and resin blanks to marble slabs including pieces with historical or cultural significance for other makers from his Woodstown, NJ retail shop.

Cross Cut Creations

Robert Dedinsky

Cross Cut Creations started as a new homeowner who needed to learn how to complete a few home DIY projects with essentially no tools. Christmas time comes and so does a drill and circular saw. Getting on Youtube to figure out how to fix X, Y, and Z led to video after video of woodworking projects that looked doable. The first woodworking video was how to build a bench, and several years later, still no bench.

After consuming a ton of content from some of the most popular YouTube makers, home DIY projects morphed into woodworking (mostly making planter ladders, giant yard games, computer monitor riders, and other things), and further morphed into turning on the lathe (along with a basement full of tools). After learning how to turn pens, resin casting was the next step in the maker journey. Now specializing in pen and turning blanks, this is where the evolution of Cross Cut Creations stands today. We still do the occasional woodworking project, but primarily focus on finished turning projects and project blanks for makers.

TBCBushings.com

Brian Nikitas

At TBC Bushings, we specialize in Turn Between Centers (TBC) bushings, delivering unmatched precision and quality for pen makers of all skill levels. Founded by pen enthusiast Brian Nikitas, our company was born from a personal need for better tools—evolving into a trusted source for high-performance, American-made bushings.

When we started, the market lacked options that met the exacting standards pen makers deserve. That’s why we now craft bushings for virtually any pen kit, including custom sets for unique or non-standard projects. If you can’t find the bushings you need, we’ll work with you to create a perfect fit.

Beyond bushings, we offer label casting supplies, including clear templates and alignment guides to ensure precise label placement on your pen tubes. Whether you're just starting with label casting or refining your technique, we’re here to help you achieve stunning results.

Proudly made in the USA, TBC Bushings is your go-to source for precision, quality, and reliability. Let’s take your pen-making projects to the next level.

Leaping Lemur Craftworks

Scott Vaughan

The pen blank making portion of Leaping Lemur Craftworks was born out of a backyard protest in Little Hocking Ohio. I make a lot of playing card based blanks as well as segmented, resin, wood/resin hybrids, watch parts, steampunk and combinations of playing cards and other things. Stop by the table to see what I have.

Bentwood Ring Supplies

William Thornhill

At Bentwood Ring Supplies, we are not just a company, but a community that thrives on the values that shape our identity. Our journey began with a simple vision: to provide unparalleled products and services to ring makers worldwide.

Ring Supplies for Ring Makers. Tools, Inlay Materials, Ring Blanks, and More!

Jakob Janssen

Jeffrey Jansen

Jakob Janssen's pen blank business specializes in creating high-quality, handcrafted pen blanks for custom pen makers and woodworking enthusiasts. These pen blanks are meticulously designed and crafted using premium materials, including stabilized woods, acrylics, hybrid resin-wood combinations, and exotic burls. The business prides itself on offering unique, visually striking designs with vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and smooth finishes that make every pen a work of art.

Whether you're a hobbyist or a professional pen maker, Jakob Janssen's pen blanks provide the perfect starting point for crafting functional and aesthetically pleasing writing instruments. Each blank is precision-cut and inspected to ensure consistency, durability, and ease of turning. Custom orders are also available, allowing customers to request specific designs or material combinations to match their creative vision.

The Jakob Janssen brand is known for innovation, attention to detail, and a commitment to helping pen makers bring their ideas to life.

Ursa Quirks

Sarah Dedinsky

Sarah Dedinsky is a maker, problem solver and mother to an active 4 year old. She doesn't have a ton of spare time these days, but she likes to spend her spare time creating. Sarah's business, Ursa Quirks, focuses on using Polymer Clay in order to create unique jewelry and pen blanks. Sarah loves experimenting with different colors and patterns. She creates tube in blanks (currently available in Sierra, Bolt Action, Zen and Tiny Giant) that are designed to be right at or just over the bushings. All you need to do is sand them to exactly where you want them and finish them as you desire. You can apply a CA finish if you choose, but the material doesn't require it. Sarah's blanks can be polished or simply left matte. Sarah can't wait to meet all of you at that show and hear about all the things that you are making!

Blankwerks

Jason Robinson

Blankwerks is a premier pen blank business dedicated to creating high-quality, handcrafted blanks that inspire pen makers and woodworking artisans. Known for its innovative use of materials and eye-catching designs, Blankwerks offers a diverse selection of products, including vibrant resin blanks with swirling colors or embedded elements, hybrid blanks that combine stabilized woods with modern resins, and exotic woods featuring distinctive grains and burls. Each pen blank is meticulously crafted to ensure precision, durability, and ease of turning, making them a favorite among hobbyists and professional pen makers alike. Blankwerks is committed to quality and creativity, offering not only ready-made blanks but also custom designs to cater to unique projects and visions. With a reputation for excellence and innovation, Blankwerks has become a trusted name in the pen-making community, providing the foundation for transforming ideas into stunning, one-of-a-kind writing instruments.

3rd Gen Pen Shop & Sew Amusing!

Roman Steichen
& Marketa Muse

We are a brother-sister duo who collaborate our respective wood turning and sewing passions! Our most notable items are geared toward the turner's community with our signature "Lathe Buddy!" We love to custom create items for YOUR shop, hobby or gifts!

Cobb Brothers

Rick Cobb

We are a small custom woodworking shop located in the hills of West Virginia. We specialize in creating one-of-a-kind pieces, from ink pens to kitchen cabinets. My brother and I grew up building things we wanted and needed, including the houses we live in now. Our Father taught us the importance of working with our hands. We believe that craftsmanship is something to be proud of and that is why we strive to create the highest quality woodworking pieces.

Classic Nib & Arizona Silhouette

Niels & Debbie Mathiasen

Classic Nib/Arizona Silhouette is GROWING – But still FAMILY/VETERAN owned! In April 2016, Niels and Debbie Mathiasen purchased Classic Nib from Roy & Dee Robaldo. In December 2020, Classic Nib purchased Arizona Silhouette from Barry Gross. In March 2021, Classic Nib purchased most of Wood-N-Whimsies from Tim & Tracey Nicholas.
Our one stop site includes pen turning and casting supplies, plus your required turning tools. Our available brands are extensive, and we are proud to carry many of the top brands and blank artists. We carry PSI, Berea, Dayacom, and are proud to carry the McKenzie Penworks (Made in the USA) line of kits. Briefly touching on our nearly 40 blank artists we proudly carry the Speakeasy Line of label and Embedded blanks, Diamondcast (by McKenzie Penworks), Toni Ransfield Polyclay, Arin Way Hybrids in both wood and Fordite, Seashell blanks, as well as 100s of available wood blanks in Natural, stabilized and dyed configurations. 

We are proud to be an annual vendor of MATE, MOVPTG, Music City Pen Turners Gathering and SWAT.

Speakeasy Pen Emporium & Supply Co.

Jason & Jess Rose

Speakeasy Pen Emporium & Supply Co. is a woman and disabled veteran-owned business in Southeast Ohio. We offer USA-made turning tools, carbide, adhesives, lathe supplies, bushings, blanks, and more. We ship all over the USA and Internationally. You can trust the folks at Speakeasy to be a cut above the rest for quality turning supplies.

Stainless Steel Bottle Stoppers

Dan Seeuwen

Stainless Bottle Stainless Bottle Stoppers is a family owned business dedicated to making high quality Project Kits here in the USA. Some of our projects include bottle stoppers, honey dippers, bottle cap openers, and decorative loops (Keychains/X-mas Ornaments). For our project kits we offer turning mandrels. With the use of adaptable bushings the Universal Mandrel works for all of our turning projects and some other projects by other companies.

McKenzie Penworks

Tim McKenzie

We're a family run business that prides ourselves on the quality of our work and our service to our customers. Whether it's our patent pending DiamondCast® material or our line of US manufactured pen kits, we're here to help you with your pen making needs.

Starry Night Resins

Elyce Longazelle

Elyce Longazelle's Starry Night Resins pen blanks are a celebration of artistry and craftsmanship, offering pen makers a stunning palette of colors and textures. Inspired by the shimmering beauty of a star-filled night, these blanks are handcrafted with meticulous attention to detail. Each blank combines rich, swirling hues with sparkling metallic accents, creating a celestial effect that transforms a simple writing instrument into a functional work of art.

Made from high-quality resin, the blanks are durable and easy to turn, catering to both novice and experienced pen crafters. Longazelle's innovative approach ensures that every blank is unique, adding a touch of individuality to each finished piece. Whether you're crafting pens for personal use or as bespoke gifts, Starry Night Resins provide an elegant and distinctive foundation for your projects.

TurnTex, LLC

Curtis Seebeck

TurnTex, LLC is a small, full time family business located in Central Texas and the primary source of income for a family of three and two full time employee. My name is Curtis O. Seebeck and I am the owner. I take extreme pride in my workmanship and believe that nothing but the best quality, customer service, and support will suffice and believe in treating my customers with respect, better than I would expect to be treated.

TurnTex, LLC is the leading authority and a pioneer in the field of stabilizing and casting and has been at the forefront of this industry with Cactus Juice Stabilizing Solutions and Alumilite Casting Resin. Cactus Juice is the first to offer affordable DIY stabilizing resin and dedicated vacuum chambers for all types of stabilizing needs. TurnTex was the first to start using Alumilite Casting Resins for woodturning and helped make it a mainstream casting product.

Kallenshaan Woods

Ken Nelsen

Born in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Ken moved to Las Vegas in 1978 where he worked as a musician for 10 years. Always interested in woodworking, he transitioned to set design and prop building and landed a job at the Mirage Hotel in the prop department with Siegfried and Roy.

He saw his first wood turned pen at a craft show in 1989 and decided to make a few along with several other craft items.

In 1998 Ken moved to the Carpenter shop at the Bellagio hotel and after a few years was introduced to laser engraving as a result of a special project that required a high level of detail. Excited with the results of that project, Ken purchased his own laser engraver in 2002 and started engraving pens for himself and others. In 2003 he created his first laser inlayed pen. It was the Stars and Stripes inlay and after getting an order for 10 kits and painstakingly inserting 50 stars in each pen he decided to make these to sell unassembled as Inlay Pen Kits. Ken named his company Kallenshaan Woods after his two sons Colin and Sean.

After setting up a laser room while at the Bellagio hotel to combine laser engraving and carpentry/woodworking into a variety of projects, Ken left the hotel in 2009 to run his business full time.

He has demonstrated laser engraving and inlay kit assembly techniques at the 2011 St. Paul Symposium and the 2012 Utah Symposium and has been a vendor at SWAT and the AAW Symposiums for the last 12 years.

The Penz Pen

Ken Frisbie

Ken Frisbie is a skilled artisan specializing in custom pen blanks and writing instruments. Through his business, Ken's Penz, he offers a diverse selection of handcrafted pens featuring unique designs and materials sourced from various regions. Ken is particularly renowned for his expertise in creating Micarta pen blanks, which are highly compacted fabric, usually denim, stabilized for turning. His commitment to quality and innovation has made his products sought after by pen enthusiasts and woodturners alike.

Divine Pens Plus

Braxton & Erica Frankenbury

Braxton Frankenbery, the creative force behind Divine Pens Plus, has built a thriving business crafting exquisite, one-of-a-kind pen supplies. Based on a passion for artistry and precision, Braxton specializes in blending unique materials and designs to create pens and accessories that stand out as functional works of art. Known for meticulous craftsmanship and a keen eye for detail, Divine Pens Plus has earned a loyal following among pen enthusiasts and collectors seeking exceptional quality and style.

Hinze Pen Company

Jim Hinze

Hinze Pen Company, established by Jim Hinze, specializes in crafting custom, handmade fountain pens using traditional methods. Each pen is meticulously handcrafted in their Texas workshop, ensuring exceptional quality and attention to detail. By avoiding automation, they focus on embracing traditional tools and techniques, resulting in pens that are both functional and artistic. Their designs feature bold colors achieved through in-house resin pours and commercial resins, complemented by unique elements like color-plated nibs. Hinze Pen Company offers a range of models, including limited editions and custom orders, catering to both pen enthusiasts and collectors. Their commitment to quality and craftsmanship has earned them recognition in the pen-making community.