This elegant pen is made from highly polished Olive wood with black plated metal components.  Olive is a native of Europe and East Africa. Olive trees are commercially important throughout the natural regions where they grow. There are several subspecies and hundreds of cultivars of Olea europaea; the olives harvested from the trees are made into olive oil. Because of the fruit’s economic importance, healthy, cultivated Olive trees (O. europaea) aren’t felled for timber. Availability is generally limited to pruned branches, trimmings, and diseased/storm damaged orchard trees. Short lumber, turning squares, and burls are occasionally available from wild trees, as well as the closely related East African Olive (O. capensis). Prices are usually very high.

The Tech Olive Wood pen has a super smooth, quiet click mechanism. The pen comes with a black ‘Parker’ type refill installed. Replacements can be obtained from most good stationers.
The refill may be changed by simply unscrewing the black pointed tip.

A velvet sleeve is supplied for everyday protection

You’ll also receive a Certificate of Authenticity with each pen ordered.

Handmade Pen Product Details

What’s Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase

• Includes the handcrafted  pen in the pictures hown above
• Includes black ink cartridge – ready to use
• Includes velvet protective pen sleeve
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens

The mechanism used is chrome plated steel with a three claw grip to hold the 5.6mm diameter lead. The claws are extended to release the lead by pressing the knurled top button.

Handmade Pen Product Details

What’s Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase

• Includes the Olive wood clutch pencil in the pictures shown above
• Includes 3 x 5.6mm leads – ready to use
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens

The material blank is the cut to make the two parts of the pen body. These two blanks are then turned on a wood lathe to the required diameters to fit the 22ct gold plated fittings.

Once the shape has be completed they are sanded smooth using several grades of wet & dry abrasive paper finishing with 1600 grit. Micromesh abrasive is then used in various grade ending up with 12000 grit. Finally 3 coats of hardwearing polish are applied whilst the lathe is spinning and is then buffer to a high gloss. After leaving to stand overnight a coat of hard Carnuba wax is applied before a final polish. Once complete the various components are assembled using a ‘Parker Mini’ type refill.

The writing tip is extended by twisting the upper and lower body halves, then the opposite rotation to retract for safety. To replace the refill the upper and lower body parts are carefully pulled apart to allow the refill to be removed.

Handmade Pen Product Details

What’s Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase

• Includes the handcrafted pen in the pictures shown above
• Includes ink refill – ready to use
• Includes velvet protective pen sleeve
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens

I selected a piece of Olive wood as the grain pattern is very eye-catching and attractive against a quite simple mechanism design.
The normal plain clip was replaced with a golf club shape to fit in with the clients requirements.

Olive wood is very hard and is prized for its durability, colour, high combustion temperature and interesting grain patterns. Because of the commercial importance of the fruit, and the relatively small size of the tree, olive wood and its products are relatively expensive. Common uses of the wood include: kitchen utensils, carved wooden bowls, cutting boards, fine furniture, and decorative items.

The yellow or light greenish-brown wood is often finely veined with a darker tint; being very hard and close-grained, it is valued by woodworkers.
The olive branch was often a symbol of abundance, glory and peace. Quite appropriate I thought as this project is to be a retirement gift!

The two parts of the pen body were fitted to my lathe and turned down to the required diameters followed by several stages of sanding from 230 grit down to 1400 grit. The the pieces were then polished with several coats of a hardwearing friction wood polish before being waxed.

The metal fittings have a polished 22ct gold plate to compliment the swirly colours in the wood. The pen is a slim design to increase comfort for those who like to write!

A black Cross type refill is fitted as standard, but can easy be changed by carefully fulling the two halves of the pen apart. The refill is them unscrewed from the twist mechanism before replacing. This standard Cross refill can be purchased at most stationary stores.

Handmade Pen Product Details

What’s Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase

• Includes the handcrafted pen in the pictures hown above
• Includes ink refill – ready to use
• Includes velvet protective pen sleeve
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens

This handmade bolt action bullet pen has a real bolt action which opens the ballpoint pen! No twisting or clicking to do.  Grab the bolt action and slide it down, lock it in place and start writing.

Any shooter will appreciate how this pen works and it will be the talk of the town.

This particular example of the Mini Bolt-Action has been created using Olive Wood which is very hard and prized for its durability, colour and interesting grain patterns. Due to the commercial importance of the fruit, the relatively small size of the tree makes Olive wood  and its products relatively expensive.

Replacement Mini Parker Style ink cartridges can be found at most stationers.

You’ll also receive a Certificate of Authenticity with each pen ordered.

Product dimensions are the size of the pen inside its box. The pen in the picture is the one you will receive.

If you are interested in multiple pens, please contact us. Since each pen is a unique work of art, exact duplicates are not possible but we will do our best to create duplicates of the pen, using the same wood and finish.

Handmade Pen Product Details

What’s Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase

• Includes the handcrafted pen in the pictures hown above
• Includes ink cartridge – ready to use
• Includes velvet protective pen sleeve
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens

Olive wood is trom the same trees that produce your olives for eating and pressing to make olive oil. Due to the need to harvest the fruit the trees are not cut for timber  unless the are very old or damaged in storms.

The 10ct  twist action pen features the Artisan style centre band and is accented with black chrome on the writing tip and cap.

A premium double-twist mechanism operates the black Cross type refill that is fitted as standard..

However, this can easy be changed by carefully pulling the two halves of the pen apart. A standard Cross type refill can be purchased at most stationary stores.

The pen in the picture is the one you will receive. If you are interested in multiple pens, please contact us.

Since each pen is a unique work of art, exact duplicates are not possible. But, we will do our best to create duplicates of the pen, using the same wood and finish.

Handmade Twist Action Ballpoint Pen Product Details

What’s Included with your Ballpoint Pen Purchase

• Includes the handcrafted pen in the pictures hown above
• Includes ink refill – ready to use
• Includes velvet protective pen sleeve
• Includes Certificate of Authenticity

Additional Information on Handcrafted Pens