The Process

The Process

Pens - made one by one - for one person.

The Making of an Aeon

Handmade, Layer by Layer

Every Aeon is shaped by hand across our workshops in Germany and Sardinia - a slow craft of turning, lacquering, sanding and polishing, repeated until it is perfect.

  1. A craftsman turning an Aeon fountain pen body on a lathe

    Step 01

    Turning the Wood on a Lathe

    Bernhard, in a small town outside Munich, developed machinery just to turn our fountain pens. The shape is tremendously hard to turn - given a thickness of only 0.8mm on the cap wall, and no support on the right. It took several years for us to learn how to achieve this shape without splintering.

  2. A penmaker lacquering an Aeon pen by hand in the Sardinian workshop

    Step 02

    Lacquered by Hand

    Bernhard ships the wood to our small workshop in Siniscola, Sardinia, where Salvatore - one of our penmakers - lacquers each Aeon by hand. It's a lengthy process that takes several days, as each layer has to dry. Achieving a perfectly smooth finish with the brush has so far only been mastered by Marius and Salvatore.

  3. Each lacquer layer being individually sanded before re-lacquering

    Step 03

    Sanded Before Re-lacquering

    Each layer is sanded individually to remove any waves the brush may have made. This takes even longer than lacquering - as each sanding uses 12 different grains to achieve a mirror finish.

  4. The final lacquer layer being polished to reveal the burl wood grain

    Step 04

    The Final Layer is Polished

    Like a gemstone, the wonderful burl wood - once lacquered - also yearns to be polished, in order to fully showcase the depth of its grain and texture.

  5. The fountain pen nib being manually polished

    Step 05

    The Nib is Manually Polished

    We carefully polish the nib to ensure the smoothest glide on paper.

  6. A finished Aeon pen tested and laid to rest in its walnut box

    Step 06

    Testing & Wrapping

    We carefully test each pen to make sure the nib runs smooth - and that everything is perfect. Lastly, the pen is laid to rest in its walnut wood box and sent on its way to you.

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