Copper

Celtic Knot Pen

Elder Pens is located in an old converted barn; now a bright and vibrant woodshop. The original roof had copper and corrugated tin shingles, which I now use to add contrast to my handcrafted writing instruments. 

Turning copper is very difficult. For any aspiring turners, let me give you some unsolicited advice: practice with a softer metal like aluminum! But nothing can match the shine of bright copper with a dark wood...

The copper collection