I am a self taught pen and bowl turner.  I also have a strong background in design receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Design from the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in 1978.   My IIT field of study included photography, two dimension design and three dimension design.

     Primarily, I use Hawaiian woods for my pens.  The most popular is curly koa.  As the locals say, you don't look at koa, you look into koa.  Koa has its own special glow when polished.  The curly features will dance reminding you of the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

     I sand my pens to 12,000 grit and use multiple coats of highly durable poly-oil.


Pen turning on a JET mini lathe

- 29 April: Demonstration ~ Malama o Manoa ~ 1000 Tree Give-a-Way at Manoa District Park

A quarter log of Oahu koa starts its journey to become a koa pen.  The log is cut on a band saw into 3/4 inch slices.  These slides are then cut into 3/4 inch strips.  These strips are then cut to the length of the brass tubes that provide the strength of the pen.