Broad Twist Pen
Handmade Silky Oak Broad Twist Pen – Ethically Sourced Australian Timber
$69.95
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Hand-turned from Australian Silky Oak, a native timber prized for its warm honey-gold colour and the distinctive lacewood ray fleck that shimmers across the grain. This is our broader pen — a fuller barrel that sits with real weight and presence in the hand, for those who prefer a more substantial pen than a slimline. Finished to a glass-smooth shine and fitted with a smooth twist-action mechanism.
This timber carries a story. It was grown on a family-owned farm just west of Byron Bay, New South Wales — planted more than 30 years ago and harvested by hand. I collected every piece of this timber from that farm myself, so each pen is made from genuinely traceable, ethically sourced Australian native timber.
Because Silky Oak is a natural material, each pen is individually hand-turned — the grain and colour of your pen will be similar but not identical to the one shown. Every piece is one of a kind.
Choose your hardware finish: chrome, gun metal or gold.
• Broader barrel for a comfortable, substantial grip
• Twist-action ballpoint
• Takes a standard Cross-style refill
• Wipe clean with a soft cloth; keep out of prolonged direct sun
Timber
About the timber
Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta)
A little about the timber: Silky Oak isn't a true oak at all — it's a native of eastern Australia (Queensland and northern New South Wales), warm honey-gold in colour and best known for its distinctive "lacewood" ray fleck, the shimmering figure that appears when the wood is quarter-sawn. Lighter and more open-grained than the eucalypts (density around 600 kg/m³), it's a genuine pleasure to work, and that ray figure makes every piece visually distinctive.
A note on materials
Every piece has its own grain.
Timber colour, grain, and figure naturally vary. The piece you receive will share the listed material and design, but it will not be visually identical to every photograph. Natural variation is not a defect, and change-of-mind returns are not accepted. Shipping & returns