JMAsWorkshop

JMA's Workshop - The Finest Handmade Exotic Wood Items

Portland, Oregon

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Announcement The finest hardwood, burl and exotic wood pens, pencils, boxes, bowls, and tools; all handmade in my workshop!

I used to think of myself as a craftsman of fine, exotic wooden items. Then I saw this in the Dec/Jan 21/22 Wood Magazine: "If you work with your hands, you are a laborer; if you work with your hands and brain, you are a craftsman; but if you work with your hands, brain and heart, you are an artist" Therefore, while I'm honored to be a craftsman, I can certainly call myself an artist, since I put my heart into everything I make!

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Last updated on Nov 24, 2021

The finest hardwood, burl and exotic wood pens, pencils, boxes, bowls, and tools; all handmade in my workshop!

I used to think of myself as a craftsman of fine, exotic wooden items. Then I saw this in the Dec/Jan 21/22 Wood Magazine: "If you work with your hands, you are a laborer; if you work with your hands and brain, you are a craftsman; but if you work with your hands, brain and heart, you are an artist" Therefore, while I'm honored to be a craftsman, I can certainly call myself an artist, since I put my heart into everything I make!

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Items

Waterfall Bubinga Chrome Twist Pen

$24.00

FREE shipping

SALE - Curly Mango Chrome Slim Twist Pen

$25.00

FREE shipping

Only 2 left

Exotic Wood Duck Call

$42.00

FREE shipping

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Hardwood/Exotic Wood Back Scratcher

$32.00

FREE shipping

Medium Decorative Lift Top Box

$38.00

FREE shipping

SALE - Spalted Koa Chrome Twist Pen

$25.00

FREE shipping

Tilt Top Pencil Boxes with Figured Grain Lids

$36.00

FREE shipping

Figured Cherry Bowl

$35.00

FREE shipping

Mason Bee Nest

$25.00

Exotic Wooden Mechanical Pencil - 0.5mm Lead

$33.00

FREE shipping

Exotic Wood Wallet Pen

$21.00

FREE shipping

Cap Style Rollerball Cigar Pens

$39.00

FREE shipping

Exhibition Grade Cocobolo Executive Pens

$49.00

FREE shipping

Maple Burl Nested Bowls

$99.00

FREE shipping

Turquoise Pens and Pencils

$32.00

FREE shipping

Burl Wood Cigar Pens

$45.00

FREE shipping

Burl Wood Cigar Pens - "Factory Seconds"

$25.00

FREE shipping

Exotic Wood Wall Street Pens

$38.00

FREE shipping

Dyed Burl and Spalted Cigar Pens

$44.00

FREE shipping

Exotic Wood Apex Click Pen

$45.00

FREE shipping

Box Elder Burl Bowl

$39.00

FREE shipping

Oak and Walnut Hinged Top Box

$49.00

FREE shipping

Alder and Walnut Tilt Top Box

$95.00

FREE shipping

SALE - Stylus Pen

$25.00

FREE shipping

SALE - Round Top Twist Pens

$25.00

FREE shipping

Custom Wood Handle 4 in 1 Screwdriver

$36.00

FREE shipping

Only 2 left

Curly Maple Nested Bowls

$99.00

FREE shipping

Maple and Walnut Hinged Top Box

$65.00

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Oak and Walnut Curvy Boxes

$72.00

FREE shipping

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

$32.00

FREE shipping

Gold Executive Office Desk Set

$140.00

FREE shipping

Maple and Mango Hinged Top Box

$45.00

FREE shipping

Curly Maple Figured Bowl

$109.00

FREE shipping

Cherry Burl Nested Bowls

$189.00

FREE shipping

Figured Rosewood Plate

$59.00

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Maple and Sycamore Hinged Top Jewelry Box

$149.00

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brentlong on Feb 4, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

this is great! very well-made!

Hardwood/Exotic Wood Back Scratcher

Hardwood/Exotic Wood Back Scratcher
Natasha on Feb 26, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful product as always. Purchased from this shop before, great quality.

Bottle Stopper Stoppers

Bottle Stopper Stoppers
Crystal on Feb 25, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

beautiful pencil, giftee was very happy with it

Exotic Wooden Mechanical Pencil - 0.5mm Lead

Exotic Wooden Mechanical Pencil - 0.5mm Lead
Grace on Feb 4, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Such a beautiful well crafted needle case. I actually had to get two of them. Customer service was awesome. Definitely recommend this product. I love it.

Exotic Wood Container

Exotic Wood Container
Grace on Feb 4, 2024

5 out of 5 stars

Top notch quality. So well made. A beautiful piece of art to hold my darning needles in. I love it!!

Exotic Wood Container

Exotic Wood Container
Tim on Dec 25, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely beautiful rosewood handled ratchet driver! Classic look modernized with a ratcheting action and multi bit capability. And super fast shipping on top of it all!

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver
Natasha on Dec 20, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

These wine stoppers are even more gorgeous than the pictures. The seller was extremely responsive, and I received my order very quickly. Will definitely shop here again!

Bottle Stopper Stoppers

Bottle Stopper Stoppers
Joe on Dec 13, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

This ratcheting screwdriver is expertly crafted and mechanically sound. Definitely recommend! Thx

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver
Matthew on Oct 29, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Best Claire’s driver ever. So comfortable. Great control and access

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver
Robert on May 28, 2023

5 out of 5 stars

Well made, works as described, and comfortable in the hand.

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

About JMAsWorkshop

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1. The pen kit (gold and gun metal cigar pen) and wood pen blank (amboyna burl).
2. Drilling the pen blank to allow insertion of the brass tube.
3. Turning the wood on the lathe
4. Pressing the metal parts into the finished pen.
5. The final product - a high gloss wooden burl pen!

Making Pens

I make almost anything out of wood, so I could show many different processes, but I decided to walk you through the steps it takes to make a pen. All pictures here are of making an Amboyna Burl Cigar Pen, with a gold and gun metal pen kit.

First you start with a pen blank, or a piece of wood, usually 3/4" square by 5" long, and a pen kit, or the metal parts of the finished pen. This is shown in the first picture.

Then I saw the pen blank in half, to make two 2.5" pieces, then I use the drill press to drill a hole through the middle, lenghtwise (as shown in the second picture) to allow the brass tube to be glued into each half of the pen blank.

Once the glue cures it's back to the drill press where I use a pen mill to make the ends of the wood perpendicular to the shaft of the brass tube. Then it's on to the wood lathe, where I turn the parts round and to the finished diameter. The beginning phases of turning the wood are shown in the third picture. While the wood is still in the lathe, the wood is sanded and finished. I use a CA glue finish, which requires multiple applications to build up a finish that can be polished through multiple grits (1200 through to 12000 and then polishing compound).

Once the wood is finished, the metal parts are press fit into the brass tubes inside of the finished wood, as shown in the fourth picture.

Finally, you end up with the finished pen that you see in the fifth and final picture!

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Last updated on February 16, 2023

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JMA's Workshop - The Finest Handmade Exotic Wood Items

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Waterfall Bubinga Chrome Twist Pen

SALE - Curly Mango Chrome Slim Twist Pen

Exotic Wood Duck Call

Hardwood/Exotic Wood Back Scratcher

Medium Decorative Lift Top Box

SALE - Spalted Koa Chrome Twist Pen

Tilt Top Pencil Boxes with Figured Grain Lids

Figured Cherry Bowl

Mason Bee Nest

Exotic Wooden Mechanical Pencil - 0.5mm Lead

Exotic Wood Wallet Pen

Cap Style Rollerball Cigar Pens

Exhibition Grade Cocobolo Executive Pens

Maple Burl Nested Bowls

Turquoise Pens and Pencils

Burl Wood Cigar Pens

Burl Wood Cigar Pens - "Factory Seconds"

Exotic Wood Wall Street Pens

Dyed Burl and Spalted Cigar Pens

Exotic Wood Apex Click Pen

Box Elder Burl Bowl

Oak and Walnut Hinged Top Box

Alder and Walnut Tilt Top Box

SALE - Stylus Pen

SALE - Round Top Twist Pens

Custom Wood Handle 4 in 1 Screwdriver

Curly Maple Nested Bowls

Maple and Walnut Hinged Top Box

Oak and Walnut Curvy Boxes

Custom Wood Handle Ratcheting ScrewDriver

Gold Executive Office Desk Set

Maple and Mango Hinged Top Box

Curly Maple Figured Bowl

Cherry Burl Nested Bowls

Figured Rosewood Plate

Maple and Sycamore Hinged Top Jewelry Box

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