Meet the Team
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Meredith
Meredith turns pens and makes the majority of the pen blanks and non-lathe projects. She is the ideas person and loves wild colors and sparkle.
Favorite Pen: Cigar
Current Pen: Slimline Pro Click (Rainbow Colored Alcohol Inks)
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Alan
Alan turns pens, bowls, bottle stoppers, pepper mills, and a variety of other projects. He also does a great job of keeping the dust collector clean and the tools sharp.
Favorite Pen: Jr. Gentleman
Current Pen: Jr. George (Buckeye Burl Wood)
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Furlough
Furlough is the resident shop dog. She provides feedback throughout the design process.
Favorite Pen: Deer Antler
Current Pen: A Stick
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Justin
Justin is the hand model in many of our product photographs. He has the nicest hands out of all of us.
Favorite Pen: Hourglass
Current Pen: Purple Sparkle Gatsby in Gold Plating
Who Are We?
We are both airline professionals by day. By…well…also day (sometimes night!), we are a pair of makers that specialize in: woodworking, wood turning, plastics, resin, painting, and 3D printing. We craft a variety of pens, but have worked on a variety of differing projects. We enjoy making things and tackling new skills. The name “Min Turn Maker” comes from a blend of the airline and the lathe - a “min turn” is the minimum amount of time it takes to get an airliner into the gate, swap passengers, and leave again. You also “turn” things on the lathe, like pens. We like the term “Makers” versus “Woodworkers” because we handle a variety of materials outside of just wood.