{"product_id":"tactile-turn-bolt-action-pen-solid-bronze-standard-5-6-made-in-usa-tt-ba-bronze-st","title":"Tactile Turn Bolt Action Pen, Solid Bronze, Standard 5.6\" - Made in USA (TT-BA-BRONZE-ST)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolid bronze, Standard length at 5.6 inches.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bolt Action is the pen Tactile Turn is known for. One thumb on the bolt advances and retracts the refill, and the lathe rings down the body give you grip without any added texture. This one is turned from solid bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: Tactile Turn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: Bolt Action Pen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Solid Bronze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: Standard, 5.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMechanism: Bolt action, one handed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInk Refill: Pilot G2 0.7mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarranty: Lifetime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA (Dallas, Texas)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBronze Changes Over Time\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitanium looks the same in five years as it does today. Bronze does not. It darkens where you handle it and stays bright where you do not, so the pen ends up carrying a record of how you hold it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want it back to new, a few minutes with a polish returns it. Most people stop doing that after the first year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBronze Has Weight\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the heaviest material Tactile Turn offers besides copper. A bronze pen sits in the hand rather than on it, which some people want in a pen and some people do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you carry a pen clipped in a shirt pocket all day, titanium is the better call. If the pen lives on a desk and gets picked up, bronze is the one that feels like something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMade in Texas\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTactile Turn machines everything in Dallas, Texas. Will Hodges started the company turning pens on a lathe and it has stayed a machining operation rather than a brand that outsources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWe Toured the Shop\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great American Knife Tour™ visited Tactile Turn and Tactile Knife Co. in Texas and did a full shop tour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to see the shop, the machines, and the people behind the work, it is worth a watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQVk_X4tmcE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQVk_X4tmcE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tactile Turn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67596518457524,"sku":"TT-BA-BRONZE-ST","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/10-BA1-BRO-TTM_2087636f-465d-4630-a5b1-3eaeb6b29210.webp?v=1792456904","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/tactile-turn-bolt-action-pen-solid-bronze-standard-5-6-made-in-usa-tt-ba-bronze-st","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}