Hand-turned · Ladera Ranch, California

Pens, bowls, and gifts
made one at a time.

Pens, bowls, and gifts, hand-turned for someone specific. The bride, the car enthusiast, the dad who's retiring, the friend who has everything. The wood is the star, and every blank is hand-picked. Amboyna burl from an Instagram supplier in Indonesia, figured walnut from a tree that came down on a Southern California street. Made for someone who'll appreciate the beauty in the wood.

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14 hand-turned wood pens on display stands at Crocker's Workshop, Ladera Ranch California

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What buyers are saying

The quality surpassed expectations. It feels great in hand and is a great conversation piece. I'm looking forward to knocking out more of my Christmas list with these amazing and unique pens!
Bori, Pool Cue Pen
The pen and case are beautiful! My husband loves them. This was the perfect gift and he is so happy with the quality and style!
Susie, Cigar Pen
These are the most beautiful and well crafted pens! I absolutely love my pen and plan on getting more.
Jaime, Airplane Pen

A workshop, not a factory.

I've spent my career in marketing, but my heart has always been in the workshop. Woodworking has been part of my life since my teens: building furniture, cabinets, boxes, and now pens, bowls, and pieces that take their character from the wood itself.

Each piece comes from this workshop in Ladera Ranch, California. Hand-turned on the lathe. Sanded through twelve grits. Finished by hand. The grain decides what the piece becomes. Sometimes a pen for the car guy, sometimes a bowl that ends up holding wedding rings on someone's nightstand for fifty years.

Themed pens for someone specific. Premium pens that lead with the wood. Bowls that are one of a kind because the blank was. Pieces meant to be used, and lasted with, every day.

About the Maker

Two decades in marketing. A lifetime making things.

I've been woodworking since I was a teenager: furniture, cabinets, boxes. The lathe came later, just a few years ago, and it pulled me in completely. The burl I've never seen before, the figured walnut that doesn't repeat, the bolt-action that finally feels right. Every piece teaches something.

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