05/24/2026
Hello everyone!
Tomorrow afternoon, we’ll be premiering the introductory video for our 2026 In the Shop series, followed by the first full entry in the series. In this first video, we’ll be sharing our work on an order from a customer from 🦀Maryland, U.S.A.🦀 featuring this beautiful RHR Parker Giant replica(circa1920s).
This order will also continue into a second entry once another pen from the same customer returns from being re-tipped. That video will let us show the next part of the process: what happens when a repair job ends up needing a repair, how we approach the final adjustments, and what it takes to get an order fully across the finish line.
In the Shop is our way of bringing you further into the process behind Thompson Pens. We’ll be showing the work that happens at the lathe, the decisions that have to be made, the setbacks that come up along the way, and the level of care required when every detail matters.
We also hope this series will be useful for anyone who owns a small business, wants to start one, or is trying to guide a business into a new phase. As a father-and-son team working in a business that has been around for over three decades, we’ve learned many lessons the hard way, and we want to share those experiences honestly as we continue working to streamline our operations, strengthen the business, and preserve the quality that got us here.
We couldn’t have made it this far without the support, encouragement, and patience of so many people over the years, and we’re excited to share more of what really goes on In the Shop. We hope you’ll enjoy following along, and that something in this series may be helpful to you too✍🏼
