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Having been spoiled with the scenic value of the Highlands of Scotland for the past several yeras, do we miss it? Yes, of course we do. But when you have this view to feast your eyes on every time you look up from your computer screen, life can't be too bad can it! Exmoor is beautiful, and our little part of it, looking straight down the Exe Valley, frankly takes a lot of beating.   Exmoor in late winter. The view from our office

A happy Christmas to all our customers and friends Thank you for your support and friendship throughout the year - we look forward to working with you in 2019   Happy Christmas to all our customers and friends from Beaufort Ink

Wow! What more can you say? Beaufort ink gunmetal Leveche fountain pen. Bock size 5 black lacquered nib. Blank cast and turned by Tom Burger at C4 Woodworks en Corpus Pennen Outstanding!   A steampunk and watch parts Beaufort Leveche fountain pen with Bock black lacquered nib, by Tom Burger

DaimondCast pen blanks contain real diamnd particles for an incrdible sparkle in the finished pen. Made by McKenzie Penworks in the USA, we are proud to be their only distrubutor outside of America. Available in 150mm lengths for pen kits and 235mm lengths for kitless pens, DiamondCast blanks are easy to turn, are excellent for holding a thread for custom pen making and kitless pens. Check out our range of DiamondCast pen blanks here   DiamondCast pen blanks contain real

A great photo sent to us by Kelvin Pitt, showing the Bock size 5 solid 18k gold nib we supplied to him to put on the pen he's just made. Bock fountain pen nibs   A solid 18k gold size 5 fountain pen nib by Bock nibs of Germany. Available worldwide from Beaufort Ink

A Beaufort Leveche in another of the new plating colours - this one is gunmetal, and the blank is a DiamondCast Silver series called "Queen City Silver" which contains real silver particles that shimmer in the light. Check out our new Leveche pen kit plating options here     A Beaufort Leveche fountain pen in a DiamondCast Silver Series pen blank, containing real diamond and silver particles   DiamondCast blanks are easy to turn and have no

Well, here’s something a bit different. Pen makers have been casting pen blanks for years, traditionally from coloured acrylics but more recently also using images applied to tubes, then sealed in a clear resin Our thanks to Patrick R for allowing us to share his photo, which shows a pair of Beaufort Mistral pens, made from oak, then covered in gold leaf. His method was to turn the oak to a size smaller than the bushes, apply the gold leaf – one of them here is yellow gold,

With thanks to Vasilev Eftim who sent us this link to the processes he used to create this outstanding pen he’s just made. You’ll need your Google translator if you don’t happen to speak Russian, but it’s most definitely well worth a look. http://steampunker.ru/blog/our_workshop/15287.html   Custom steampunk fountain pen by Vasilef Eftim

HRH Princess Sophie Countess of Wessex has recently taken over from the Queen as Patron of the Blind Veterans Association. To mark the occasion of her visit to open their new Llandudno centre, the Association decided they would present Sophie with a hand made pen, and Bill Mooney, a member of the Association who is both a veteran and almost totally blind, was asked to make it. We were asked if we would help, and were happy to donate some Mistral pen kits for Bill to use. We also happened to

There has never been a better time to upgrade your fountain pen nib if you live outside the UK. With the pound at its lowest point for over 30 years, your dollars go further. Bock fountain pen nibs are available in sizes 5, 6 and 8, in a choice of finishes and point widths, straight from stock. Visit our online shop to see the full range. Bock fountain pen nibs   There has never been a better time to upgrade your fountain pen nib