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John and Jon, Modern and Vintage
PEN WORLD
|December 2022
Two makers with very different techniques create a new kind of pen and pencil set.
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John Hubbard's first career was as an engineer working on the Saturn V Moon Rocket design team, the basis for the Apollo lunar missions between 1969 and 1972. Fifty years later, Hubbard applied his skills in CAD (Computer Aided Design) to create his first 3D-printed fountain pen, Moonwalk. After appearing in the June 2021 issue of Pen World, Hubbard has sold 90 editions of his Moonwalk fountain pen.
This story is from the December 2022 edition of PEN WORLD.
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