The pens Michael Hughes creates are something to write home about. Working with a lathe in the workshop he built above the garage at his Grandview home, Hughes uses traditional materials such as wood, ...

EBENSBURG – It takes about two days of work to make a pen. Blocks of wood or acrylic need to be drilled, shaped and sanded before they are polished, sealed with wax and assembled. It can cost anywhere ...

LITTLE ROCK — It is not surprising that Shawn Newton, an art teacher at Mountain Pine High School, prefers handcrafted fountain pens when he does his drawings, but he said he also believes students ...

Anna Williams set up a booth at Wednesday's Southern Saratoga Chamber of Commerce Junior Mixer displaying her sample items, business cards and the lathe she uses to create her products, which, if ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - A walnut vanity in the main bathroom remains unfinished, as does a wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-ceiling entertainment center in the living room. But, order a wooden-barrel writing pen from ...