Hand-turned · Ladera Ranch, California

Pens, bowls, and gifts
made one at a time.

Pens, bowls, and gifts — hand-turned for someone specific. The bride, the car enthusiast, the dad who's retiring, the friend who has everything. The wood is the star, and every blank is hand-picked — Amboyna burl from an Instagram supplier in Indonesia, figured walnut from a tree that came down on a Southern California street. Made for someone who'll appreciate the beauty in the wood.

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14 hand-turned wood pens on display stands — Crocker's Workshop, Ladera Ranch California

5.0★ on Etsy

What buyers are saying

The quality surpassed expectations. It feels great in hand and is a great conversation piece. I'm looking forward to knocking out more of my Christmas list with these amazing and unique pens!
— Bori, Pool Cue Pen
The pen and case are beautiful! My husband loves them. This was the perfect gift and he is so happy with the quality and style!
— Susie, Cigar Pen
These are the most beautiful and well crafted pens! I absolutely love my pen and plan on getting more.
— Jaime, Airplane Pen

A workshop, not a factory.

I've spent my career in marketing, but my heart has always been in the workshop. Woodworking has been part of my life since my teens — building furniture, cabinets, boxes, and now pens, bowls, and pieces that take their character from the wood itself.

Each piece comes from this workshop in Ladera Ranch, California. Hand-turned on the lathe. Sanded through twelve grits. Finished by hand. The grain decides what the piece becomes — sometimes a pen for the car guy, sometimes a bowl that ends up holding wedding rings on someone's nightstand for fifty years.

Themed pens for someone specific. Premium pens that lead with the wood. Bowls that are one of a kind because the blank was. Pieces meant to be used — and lasted with — every day.

Currently in the shop

A selection of what's available right now. New pens, bowls, and pieces drop regularly — every product page links straight through to Etsy where you'll find variations, personalization options, and shipping details.

Mahogany Golf Pen Set — three pens shaped as driver, putter, and iron with felt-lined display box that doubles as a desktop putting green
Mahogany Golf Pen Set — Driver, Putter, Iron + Putting Green Box
$149.99 View on Etsy →
Burl Maple Cigar Pen — three hand-turned variants in figured maple burl
Burl Maple Cigar Pen — Figured Burl, Three Variants
$59.99 View on Etsy →
Thuya Burl Cigar Pen — golden-amber Moroccan root burl with eye figure
Thuya Burl Cigar Pen — Moroccan Root Burl
$59.99 View on Etsy →
Sapele Cigar Pen — reddish ribbon-figure wood, mahogany family
Sapele Cigar Pen — Ribbon Figure
$49.99 View on Etsy →
Black Resin Cigar Pen — glossy black with gold accents, executive desk pen
Black Resin Cigar Pen — Executive Desk Gift
$59.99 View on Etsy →
Walnut Cigar Pen — figured black walnut with gold and chrome hardware
Walnut Cigar Pen — Figured Walnut
$49.99 View on Etsy →
Corn Cob Cigar Pen — real stabilized corn cob barrel with gold and chrome
Corn Cob Cigar Pen — Stabilized Cob
$49.99 View on Etsy →
Revolver Pen with spinning 6-barrel cylinder in figured wood
Revolver Pen — Spinning Cylinder, Three Wood Variants
from $59.99 View on Etsy →
Bolt-Action Rifle Pen — working bolt mechanism in box elder burl with antique brass
Bolt-Action Rifle Pen — Box Elder Burl
from $34.99 View on Etsy →
Gear Shift Pen — hand-turned exotic wood with working gearshift cap
Gear Shift Pen — Exotic Wood
from $49.99 View on Etsy →
Gear Shift Wine Stopper — hand-turned wood bottle stopper with chrome shift cap
Gear Shift Wine Stopper
$59.99 View on Etsy →
Burl Maple Gold Jet Airliner Pen — gold hardware with jet-turbine cap and aircraft clip
Burl Maple Jet Airliner Pen
from $34.99 View on Etsy →
Vintage Prop Airplane Pen — propeller cap and aviation clip details
Vintage Prop Airplane Pen
from $39.99 View on Etsy →
Faith, Hope, Love Pen — sculpted cross clip with scrollwork barrel
Faith, Hope, Love Pen — Personalized
from $39.99 View on Etsy →
Breast Cancer Awareness Pen — pink Swarovski crystals with rose gold hardware
Breast Cancer Awareness Pen
from $39.99 View on Etsy →
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Gift boxes & cases

A pen deserves the right box. These are the cases I keep in the shop — chosen to fit the pens I make and turn a pen into a gift. Add one at checkout, or send it on its own.

Maple and rosewood-tone pen display box with brass hinge, lid open as a display stand
Maple & Rosewood Pen Display Box — Two Sizes
$14.99 View on Etsy →
Solid black walnut pen display box with brass hinge
Walnut Pen Display Box — Solid Hardwood
$14.99 View on Etsy →
Cherry hardwood pen display box with brass hinge and felt-lined interior
Cherry Pen Display Box — Solid Hardwood
$24.99 View on Etsy →
Cherry two-pen box with American flag engraving on the lid
American Flag Cherry Box — Holds Two Pens
$29.99 View on Etsy →
Tactical rifle-style hard case with foam insert for a pen
Tactical Rifle Case Pen Box — Foam Insert
$9.99 View on Etsy →
Luxury black leather pen box with magnetic lid
Luxury Black Leather Pen Box
$14.99 View on Etsy →
Black leatherette pen case with magnetic closure
Black Leatherette Pen Case — Magnetic Closure
$10.99 View on Etsy →
Satin-lined gift box with foam bed that fits any pen
Satin Bed Pen Box — Fits Any Pen
$11.99 View on Etsy →
Soft black leather single-pen pouch for travel and carry
Black Leather Pen Pouch — Soft Sleeve
$9.99 View on Etsy →
Slim executive black leather pen case
Executive Leather Pen Case — Slim Carry
$7.99 View on Etsy →
Slim textured-linen gift box with a clear window lid showing the pen inside
Linen Window Pen Box — See-Through Lid
$4.99 View on Etsy →
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About the Maker

Two decades in marketing. A lifetime making things.

I've been woodworking since I was a teenager: furniture, cabinets, boxes. The lathe came later, just a few years ago, and it pulled me in completely. The burl I've never seen before, the figured walnut that doesn't repeat, the bolt-action that finally feels right. Every piece teaches something.

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