What can better match my moleskine than an awesome flexible pen? I’ve always wanted a small pen I can carry around everywhere. This will solve my problem because it can flex so I can put it in my back pocket. To make it cooler, it even retracts! And don’t worry, if the pen breaks, there are many layers of paper to stop it from bleeding on your awesome pants. So let’s get started

What You Need

  • a scissor or an x-acto blade and the like
  • a ruler
  • tape
  • a piece of paper
  • an old pen
  • a brain and this tutorial to guide you

Step 1

First turn the paper into “landscape mode”, and mark an inch from the top of the left corner and an inch from the bottom of the right corner. Then fold the paper at those 2 points. Fold them well because you’re going to tear the paper on that line. You may tear the paper width wise if you want. The width determines the thickness of the pen.

The Fold

The Tear

Step 2

Get the inside of your pen and tape it to the small side of your wannabe triangle. The tip of the pen that you want to stick out should be on the outside of the edge. If you want you can shorten the “pen fill” to make the pen shorter.

The taping

Step 3

Roll the paper and use a chop stick or something similar to push the pen out. Then tape it up.

The Roll

Step 4

Now trim the top of the pen somewhere close to the end of the backside of the pen.

The Cut

Step 5

Enjoy your pen! To retract just press it down. To show the pen, just press the top.

The Retract

Extra Credit

Draw some fancy artwork because you’re bored, or advertise your self by labeling it. I chose the latter.

The Branding

conclusion

Alright, now it’s your turn. I hope the instructions were clear enough. If you have any problems or tips comment below. Oh yeah, Don’t try to duct-tape it, it ended miserably.

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