Wood
Standard Blanks
Sanderson Pens and Turnings makes pens out of a variety of woods. Examples of some of them are below. If there is any other wood you would like Murray to make a specific pen out of contact Sanderson Pens and Turnings.
- Bloodwood
- Bocote
- Box elder burl
- Cocobola
- Maple
- Oak
- Osage orange
- Padauk
- Purpleheart
- Walnut
- Wenge
- Zebrawood
Acrylic
Sanderson Pens and Turnings also use acrylic blanks of all colours. Contact them to find out your options. Some of the pens shown on the pen page are shown in acrylic.
Gemstone
A new type of blank used at Sanderson Pens and Turnings are gemstone. These are made up of approximately 85% natural stone ore. The ore is then pigmented, compressed into blocks and impregnated with approximately 15% acrylic gem resin. It is difficult material to work withnbut these blanks create a stunning pen. Some of the gemstones available are
- Arizona Jade
- Bloody Jasper
- Chilean Lapis
- Kingman Turquoise
- Leopard Jasper
- Malachite
- Mother of Pearl
- Sodalite
- Turquoise Web
- Black with gold matrix
- Red with gold matrix
Macro Molecular Metal
The most recent pen blank is M3. M3 (short for “Macro Molecular Metal”) is a new composite material which is made with up to 95% of real metal that has been atomized down to the molecular level and combined with special chemical binders.
M3 is an exciting new space age material that is just now being recognized for its remarkable beauty, strength and futuristic properties. It is difficult to work with but makes a striking pen. Some of the blanks available are
- Black and red
- Black and white
- Black gold
- Blue and white
- Cobaltium Mokume
- Damascus Steel
- Gunsmoke and gold
- Mokune gane
