Built slow, made to last.
We live in a world of one-click ordering and next-day delivery, where things arrive fast, get used, and get replaced without much thought for what they're made of or how long they'll last. Michiels Signature is my small pushback against that.
I grew up around wood. My grandfather was a carpenter. He didn't teach me any of this, but it's my small way of honoring him a bit.
Now I get to work with beautiful species found here in the Pacific Northwest and carry a little of that forward, turning pens and bowls by hand instead of running them off a line. Oregon makes that easy. Between the forests and the natural beauty all around me, it's hard not to feel connected to the wood I'm working with and where it came from.
Responsibly Sourced
Locally Made in the Pacific Northwest
Hand-turned from maple burl, with the mottled, swirling figure the burl is known for. Fitted with gold trim and a black onyx-style clip inlay. Finished to a high-gloss shine, each pen carrying its own grain pattern that won't repeat. Twist mechanism.