Handmade Pens from Salvaged Texas Wood

A project in Von Ormy, TX by Ian Manseau
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Texas wood destined for the trash/burn pile salvaged into a work of art. Pens make a statement about you, what does yours state?
Backers: 100
Average Pledge Per Backer: $67

Funded: $6,701 of $800
Dates: Jan 13th -> Feb 11th (30 days)
Project By: Ian Manseau
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Other Reviews

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
So penpaperinkletter.com got reviews up for two other pens today and a broad overviewish review of the five I sent him. Overview Review Polaris Big Ben Cigar One thing to note. The Polaris he received had a melt down and the twist mechanism refused... (Read More)

24 Hours To Go

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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Ordered Additional Items

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
If you chose to pledge for more than one item thank you. If you have not already please send a message telling me what style pens you want. I don't need the finish, I'll send out a survey at the end for the details. Last weekend I cut the blanks to... (Read More)

Third Party Review

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I sent away 5 of the pens to PenPaperInkLetter.com for review. I wanted to send them all but I was out of stock and time is an issue. I thought you all would like to see what a pen lover thinks of my work. He only has two reviews done so far I'll let... (Read More)

Share Count

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
So I'm not sure what is going on with sharecount. I checked the numbers last night and all the Facebook shares are gone but 5. We were at 187 on Facebook so what ever the count is now it will be + 187. Currently we are only at 201 shares. Thank you... (Read More)

New Items Are Up

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Two new pens have been officially added. The Knights Armor and the Majestic. The extras have also been added to the description, but they are additional items to be added to your order as shipping would cause the price to be to high on its own. These... (Read More)

Majestics are done

January 31st - via: kickstarter.com
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Progress on your pens

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
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Done for the night

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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New items in progress

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Pictures

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
As soon as I got home from work, into the shop I went! I cut up I don't know how many pen blanks and all I can smell now is Burt popcorn. I don't know why but that is how mesquite smell to me when cut green. I did not take as many pictures as I... (Read More)

What a week!

January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
I am amazed at the support so far, only a 1/4 of the way and wow. Because of all the support I'm adding a few more options into the mix. Three new pen styles, two will be available in rollerball or fountain pen, the other a ballpoint only. Also the... (Read More)

Answers to some questions so far!

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
To All, I have had a few backers and a few interested backers ask me a few questions. The first is what type of refills do the pens take. I have put a list of the three types of refills in the FAQ section, I thought I should include them in this... (Read More)

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