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, ...

Most of the pens are made from wood that's at least three-quarter-inch by three-quarter-inch by 6 inches. He drills a hole through the center of two pieces, inserts and glues a brass tube to hold the ...

A large window at the south end of Gene Asbill’s garage provides enough light for him to work. The 82-year-old Fresno man’s eyes are focused on a small piece of wood spinning at full throttle on a ...

MOSS POINT, Mississippi -- A love for woodworking and a need of a community organization led a Moss Point man to begin working his lathe. Jerold Shepherd, a member and twice past-president of the ...

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 ...

BALTIC – It’s hard to believe a small workshop on an Amish farm just within Coshocton County can produce as many as 700 pens per year. It’s even harder to believe that it’s all the work of one man.

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 ...

The world of wood lathes is a complex one, offering everything from small benchtop models designed to turn intricate pens, to large commercial tools for making chair legs and giant platters. We’ve ...