Sun Tiger Stripe Yellowwood Golden Shimmer Ballpoint Pen - Purely Hand-Carved

**Introduction** Gemstone Sun Egg, with a special cut and meticulously time-consuming multi-angle refractive carving, allowing the brilliance of citrine to reflect from every facet. Yellowwood (Pistacia weimei) Also known as "rotten heart wood" or "rotten heart seed," its heartwood easily cracks during growth, making it difficult to source and rare to find in large dimensions, thus unsuitable for major structural use. It's what we commonly call "unfit for purpose." Elders use it to describe people who are difficult to categorize, unlikely to achieve prominence—essentially, "unfit for purpose" or unable to become a pillar of society. This perspective judges individuals against a societal conveyor belt. If one doesn't easily conform, isn't easily categorized like a reproducible canned good, they are deemed "unfit for purpose." Despite its cracked heartwood, the "unfit for purpose" Yellowwood doesn't wither and die. Instead, it continues to grow with a distinctive tree shape. Yellowwood is known for its hard wood and adaptability, thriving in harsh environments and poor soil, potentially reaching heights of 20 meters and living for hundreds of years. While its heartwood may decay into hollows, rendering it unsuitable for human resource exploitation as a "pillar," its hollow trunk and cavities play a crucial ecological role, providing shelter for small animals and insects, becoming a sanctuary away from predators. Humans are neither wood nor cans. We possess the freedom of thought to explore and roam. Being different might just be our innate gift to transcend the ordinary. The challenges encountered throughout the Yellowwood's life paradoxically result in its magnificently unrestrained grain and a palette of golden ink-like swirls, as dynamic and artistic as a painting. Let us, too, compose poems, sing songs, and dance through our extraordinary lives. The pen refill is a German-made SCHMIDT. Let us take flight with our writing, escaping gravity and senseless constraints, expressing our hearts with our pens, narrating the rhythm of our daily heartbeats and breaths. Mr. Tree has been kind enough to allow me to craft this pen entirely by hand, without any sanding – it is purely hand-carved, not lathe-turned. Under light, the reflections from the carving marks glint and shimmer, a characteristic unique to purely hand-carved, unsanded pieces. Each handmade pen possesses its own unique style. During creation, the wood itself seems to possess its own intent, leading to different forms, as if Mr. Tree himself participated in the design. **Design Philosophy** Calcifer, the fire demon who fell from the sky, with his twisted, ever-changing form. He later made a devil's contract with Howl, granting Howl magical abilities to escape reality and resist societal norms. Layers upon layers of inner defenses, forming a castle that could change its location. Constantly writing, constantly moving against the tide of the mundane world, until meeting Sophie. Until remembering the promise of waiting for each other with Sophie. This writing finally transformed into a garden. For the irritating realities of life, let us record them without avoidance. Let writing be our stubborn resistance, our refusal to bow to the world. **Warranty and Repair** All items I personally craft come with a lifetime warranty. Should any malfunction or damage occur, regardless of whether it is human-induced, please contact us via private message. We will then provide a quote based on the cost of parts, materials, and the time required for repair. **Free Laser Engraving** Please send me your handwritten name, and I will laser engrave it onto the pen.