Just Turnings

A look at some intriguing offerings from the Australian-based Just Turnings.


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[pensbycasey]

Excellent review! Stephen taught me how to make pens, his attention to detail is incredible.

[blondescales]

I have one of the clipless opal pens from him and I love it.

[MyMeezieGirl]

Stephen has made 4 pens for me. He knows I like a smaller, slimmer pen and was able to fulfill this need. Additionally, he makes "Bring your own nib (BYON) pens that take the grip from those that produce propriety nibs with boring bodies. My 912 music nib now has a gorgeous body and the back grip looks in it. Of course, it writes amazingly. I am so pleased you have discovered this amazing and gifted artisan!

[traeallen]

As someone from Brisbane, it's great to hear there are local craftsman I would otherwise not have heard of. Great video David!

[yenliizzillo]

I have a beautiful green and gold resin pen from Stephen. It’s beautiful! I love it!

[AudTalksPens]

I was so happy to see you review this pen. I own five pens from Just Turnings so far, and I love them. My two favourites are slightly larger than the standard model shown here and made for #8 bock nibs. The three others are clipless standard models with Mr. Cypress nibs. I love being able to choose a pen I like from the website or having one costom made. I think I will be ordering a pen to fit my Platinum 3776 nib units too. Stephen does great work :)

[Kumofan]

Awesome to see Just Turnings on this channel! Learned to turn kitless fountain pens from his channel.

[judyjacobs]

Having the availability of different cap and barrel finials is interesting, and best is how simple it is to exchange the components. Many pens can be re-organized, or "Mr. Potato-headed", but it often involves sticking a tiny screwdriver into the cap and removing a lot of fiddly parts. If a microscopic screw or a plastic liner is damaged or lost, the pen becomes spare parts. I like the possibility of implanting the organs of one pen into different resin bodies, though, since there is no standardization of thread size nor much else, and since Mr. Just seems interested primarily in pens that are outside my budget, I'll have to admire them from afar. Thanks for showing us these terrific ideas and products, David. Keep up the good work!

[shazzagirl]

I'm a huge fan of Stephen's work and have a hefty collection because I love the many many different resins available and I do have a Pilot 743 in a gorgeous purple body. Stephen is very accommodating and great guy to deal with. He also has a large range of resins for a custom pen making alongside his store. I highly recommend his work!

[nancymckeand]

The pen is so beautiful as it came, that I can't imagine wanting to add the different colored caps. It is a nice option, though!

[SidF-lj]

Really like the opal material for the pen. Personally I would probably would not be a much of a candidate for the cap/finial customization. Agree with you comment on branding. It can be subtle and/or blend in but at this price (range) it is necessary (imo) if you are building a business and client base. David, thank you for another interesting review.

[phoebejaviergrant]

Identifying who the maker of the pen, is relative to how many pens you have from that makers. I currently support 6 independent pen makers. I can tell who they are from the style, choice of materials and nibs they offer.

[teresaharris-travelbybooks]

I just received a Just Turnings Opal pen, with turquoise finials and a turquoise grip section, with a Mr. Cypress nib.Material by turntpenco. It was a commissioned piece, and it came out just how I hoped it would.

[jamesbyles]

I have a few of Stephen’s pens, top class workmanship. If you haven’t seen the Aussie Abalone, you should check it out - stunning!

[oscarmedina]

From Just Turnings, I have a BYOP for a Pilot 74 in Brooks PM1 and his Enceladus (name of the pen model you reviewed) in Brooks PM4.

[Bcreative]

A new pen maker - yay!! Really like the opal resin and the nib design and this is a great way to try this nib on an affordable pen! After checking his site, it appears my choice of EF nib is not available with the Mr Cypress nib as stated in the video, just the steel nib. Jowo #6 Steel Nibs - Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, Double Broad, 1.1mm stub & 1.5mm Stub
Mr Cypress #6 Steel Nibs - Fine, Medium & Broad

[BASHER]

I am looking for an A4 writing case, I tried Galen leather but I did not like them. Any suggestions?