Pen Blanks

Pen Blanks for Pen Turning and Small Projects

Whether you’re turning elegant pens from highly figured wood pen blanks or adding a splash of color with vibrant acrylic pen blanks, we offer an extensive range of pen blank materials to fuel your imagination. Discover the rich textures of exotic wood pen blanks, the modern flair of 3D printed patterns, and the vibrant colors of cast resins. Our selection of pen turning blanks caters to every pen kit and project, ensuring you find the perfect match for your budget and style. But don’t stop at pens! These versatile blanks are ideal for making keychains, toothpick holders, seam ripper kits, crochet hooks, and a multitude of other turning projects. Explore the endless possibilities and bring your creative visions to life.

Types of Pen Blanks

Hardwood Pen Blanks
Hardwood pen turning blanks come from deciduous trees (trees that lose their leaves). This includes exotic woods from around the world, like Rosewood, Ebony, Cocobolo, and unique burls. Common woods grown domestically, such as Cherry, Walnut, and all kinds of Maple, also make beautiful pen blanks.

Acrylic Pen Blanks
Top pen makers around the world use acrylic pen blanks for their best pens. Why? Because acrylic comes in a huge range of brilliant colors, unique patterns, and even sparkly designs like glitter and swirls that are often found in high-end collector pens. Working with acrylic is often easier to turn and finish than many hardwoods and stabilized blanks. While acrylic doesn’t look like wood, that’s often the look people want for an eye-catching pen.

Stabilized Pen Blanks
Stabilized pen blanks work like acrylics or plastics when turning and finishing. Stabilization doesn’t change the color and figure of the wood blank but does make the wood stronger, impervious to wood movement, and resistant to water, oils, and solvents. Stabilized pen blanks turn easily and can be polished to achieve a glass-like finish. Many woods that offer unique patterns and figure, like spalting, cannot be worked due to soft areas, typically due to decay, thus the need for stabilization.

Popular Brands of Pen Blanks

Hobble Creek Craftsman Pen Blanks
For pen turners who demand distinction, Hobblecreek Craftsman offers a curated collection of truly unique and trendsetting acrylic pen blanks. Bespoke styles and one-of-a-kind patterns are meticulously crafted to inspire and elevate your custom pens to a new level of artistry.

Unlike ordinary acrylic blanks, Hobblecreek Craftsman utilizes premium Alumilite resin, expertly blended with stunning combinations of vibrant dyes, captivating reflective materials, and deeply saturated pigments. Alumilite resin is renowned for its effortless drilling, shaping, and ability to achieve a flawless, glass-like finish. When you choose Hobblecreek Craftsman, you’re not just getting a premium acrylic blank but investing in the benchmark of excellence for acrylic pen making.

DiamondCast Pen Blanks
Diamondcast pen blanks offer a touch of extraordinary sparkle and depth to both kit pens and custom kitless projects. Created through a vertical casting process, each blank comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, guaranteeing its unique nature and the inclusion of real diamond dust. Diamondcast pen blanks provide an excellent alternative if you’re looking for a visual texture different from flat-cast blanks. Ideal for any pen up to a Jr. Gentleman’s size pen.

Flower Girl Pen Blanks
Flower Girl pen blanks by Kayla Cooper are made with real, dried flowers carefully cast in clear resin that’s guaranteed not to yellow. These blanks offer a one-of-a-kind look, full of beautiful colors and natural textures that will give your custom pens a “wow” effect you won’t find anywhere else.

Tru-Stone Pen Blanks
Tru-Stone blanks are made with pulverized semi-precious stone and natural colors, bound together by resin. The resulting patterns and colors beautifully echo the natural beauty of real stone, giving your pens a distinctive and sophisticated look. Because Tru-Stone blanks are made in part using real stone, they are very hard and require patience when drilling, turning, and finishing. The exceptional look and feel of pens made of Tru-Stone make the extra effort worthwhile.