JES WoodCrafting

Every nice pen starts out as a collection of small parts and raw materials which may be wood, antler, bone, horn or maybe manmade.  In this example I am going to make a Comfort Pen from deer antler.  Right up front I'd like to give my friend, Doug Johns all the credit for these great photos.  We spent 6 hours doing setups and still shots to show you what goes into making a pen.  This part of the site would not be possible without Doug's help.

Aside from the raw materials, pens generally come as a kit of loose parts which must be integrated into the raw material and later assembled into the finished product.  At right is a Comfort Pen kit and a nice piece of antler that will be used for this project.