Embedded Blanks

USS North Carolina (BB-55) Jr. Pen Blank Set

Turn a piece of living naval history with this Junior-size pen blank set. It pairs a precision-cast resin cap featuring the official seal of the USS North Carolina (BB-55) with a solid lower blank cut from original teak decking recovered from the battleship. Each set includes a Certificate of Authenticity documenting the provenance of the teak.

What's Included

• Cap blank: High-quality resin casting of the USS North Carolina ship’s seal
• Lower blank: Solid teak from the actual deck of BB-55
• Sized for Junior (Jr.) pen kits

For guidance on tube sizes and compatible pen kits, see our detailed reference: Understanding Tube Sizes for Pen Kits at Stadium Pen Blanks

Material Provenance & Turning Vision

The teak wood in this set comes from the ship’s actual deck planking. Teak was selected for battleship decks due to its exceptional durability, resistance to rot, and ability to insulate against tropical conditions. Each piece carries the physical memory of the sailors who served aboard. Turn this material into a meaningful heirloom pen that honors naval service. Suggested projects include elegant desk pens, matching letter openers, or small keepsake boxes. Pen blanks | Pen display stands & COA holders | Magic Juice Polishing Compound | Compatible Pen Component Sets | US Navy ship wood | Military relics

USS North Carolina (BB-55) Service History

The USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the lead ship of her class and the first new battleship built for the U.S. Navy after the Washington Naval Treaty era. Laid down in 1937 and commissioned in April 1941, she displaced 44,800 tons at full load and carried nine 16-inch guns in three triple turrets. Her design balanced speed, armor, and firepower, achieving 28 knots while providing substantial protection for her crew of over 2,300.

During World War II she earned 15 battle stars, more than any other U.S. battleship. She screened aircraft carriers in the Guadalcanal campaign, provided gunfire support at Tarawa, Kwajalein, and Saipan, and helped neutralize Japanese airfields and shore batteries across the Pacific. In 1942 she took a torpedo hit from a Japanese submarine yet remained operational, demonstrating the resilience of her construction. After the war she was decommissioned in 1947 and placed in reserve. In 1961 she was donated to the state of North Carolina and opened as a museum ship in Wilmington, where she remains today as a National Historic Landmark and popular educational site.

Enthusiasts value North Carolina teak because it directly connects the finished pen to one of the most decorated battleships of the Pacific Theater. The wood witnessed major amphibious landings and carrier task force operations that shaped the outcome of the war. Turning this material preserves a tangible link to that legacy while creating a functional piece of history.

USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. Princeton was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in the Korean War, in which she earned eight battle stars, and the Vietnam War. She was reclassified in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA), then as an Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier (CVS), and finally as an amphibious assault ship (LPH), carrying helicopters and marines. One of her last missions was to serve as the prime recovery ship for the Apollo 10 space mission.

Although she was extensively modified internally as part of her conversion to an LPH, external modifications were minor, so throughout her career Princeton retained the classic appearance of a World War II Essex-class ship. She was decommissioned in 1970, and sold for scrap in 1971.

US Navy Ship Wood

Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"

Wooden Wave Blanks are pre-tubed blanks with a label cast of the ship's seal and wood from the ship. These blanks are designed to work with Sierra Clone or Bolt Action pen kits. Sierra Clone tubes are 2-1/4" x 27/64" and Bolt Action Tubes are 1-31/32”.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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US Navy Ship Wood
Embedded object Blanks

27/64" blanks are for Sierra Clones
3/8" blanks for PSI Nautical kit

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS United States was a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy and the first of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy's capital ships, and so United States and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period. She was built at Humphrey's shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and launched on 10 May 1797 [6] and immediately began duties with the newly formed United States Navy protecting American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France.

In 1861 United States was in port at Norfolk and was seized by the Virginia Navy and subsequently commissioned into the Confederate navy as CSS United States, but was later scuttled by Confederate forces. Union forces raised the scuttled ship, and retained control of the ship until she was broken up in 1865.

US Navy Ship Wood

Pen Blanks are 3/4" x 3/4"
Call and Stopper blanks are 1-1/2" x 1-1/2"

Wooden Wave Blanks are pre-tubed blanks with a label cast of the ship's seal and wood from the ship. These blanks are designed to work with Sierra Clone or Bolt Action pen kits. Sierra Clone tubes are 2-1/4" x 27/64" and Bolt Action Tubes are 1-31/32”.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with silver foil embossed COA seal.

All blanks are cut as they are ordered.

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USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. She was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and launched on 7 December 1943 (the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor raid), sponsored by the wife of Governor Walter Goodland of Wisconsin.

During her career, Wisconsin served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where she shelled Japanese fortifications and screened United States aircraft carriers as they conducted air raids against enemy positions. During the Korean War, Wisconsin shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated on 1 August 1986; after a modernization program, she participated in Operation Desert Storm in January and February 1991.

Wisconsin was last decommissioned in September 1991 after a total of 14 years of active service in the fleet, and having earned a total of six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the January/February 1991 Gulf War. She currently functions as a museum ship operated by Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Wisconsin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) 17 March 2006, and was donated for permanent use as a museum ship. On 15 April 2010, the City of Norfolk officially took over ownership of the ship.

Watch Part Steampunk Jr Cap. 

These blanks are 12.5mm tubes used with the common Jr Gent sized kits. These sports team blanks pair excellently with team specific stadium seat material found on the Virginia Cavaliers 2019 Final Four basketball flooring pages.

The list below is not a complete list, but it is a great starting point list to find your desired kit.

Watch Part Steampunk Jr Cap. 

These blanks are 12.5mm tubes used with the common Jr Gent sized kits. These sports team blanks pair excellently with team specific stadium seat material found on the Winston-Salem memorial Coliseum pages.

The list below is not a complete list, but it is a great starting point list to find your desired kit.

Watch Part Steampunk Jr Cap. 

These blanks are 12.5mm tubes used with the common Jr Gent sized kits. These sports team blanks pair excellently with team specific stadium seat material found on the Mountaineer Field stadium pages.

The list below is not a complete list, but it is a great starting point list to find your desired kit.

Blanks are made from wood removed from the White House during renovations and reconstruction events from three presidents' terms.

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All blanks come with one COA per blank. COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil embossed COA seal.

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White House embedded blanks are available from Stadium Pen Blanks in the following tube sizes: Sierra Clones 27/64", Bolt Action 3/8", and Custom Size tubes.

The White House original construction was completed in 1800 with John Adams as its first resident. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817.

The wood Stadium Pen Blanks has available is original to 1817 and removed during one of three separate renovations.

Theodore Roosevelt Renovation of 1902

In 1902, finding the White House deteriorated and cramped, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on an extensive remodeling of the Residence. Plans had been in the works for years to build a new White House or expand the original, including some quite grand designs. Roosevelt wanted to tread lightly and merely remove the Victorian decor accumulated over the previous thirty years while returning the White House to its Federal-period roots.

Calvin Coolidge Renovation of 1927

In 1927, Calvin Coolidge, tired of the leaky roof, had the attic space expanded into a full third floor by constructing a steel-frame story atop the brick and mortar walls of 1800. The extra space provided more room for the first family and shifted more servants out of the Residence. The president and first lady rented Patterson House, one mile away, for the six months it took to renovate the White House.

Harry Truman Reconstruction of 1950

In 1948, after the Truman Balcony was installed, an engineering survey found the main body of the mansion to be structurally unsound. Floors no longer merely creaked, they swayed. A -thorough examination found wooden beams had been weakened by the cutting and drilling for plumbing and wiring over the past 150 years. The addition of the 1927 steel roof and full third floor added weight the building could no longer handle. Declared to be in imminent danger of collapse, the reconstruction began in 1948.

Blanks are Label Cast blanks of vintage US Mail 1950 White House 3¢ Stamps.

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Please allow up to two weeks for custom tube blanks.

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White House embedded blanks are available from Stadium Pen Blanks in the following tube sizes: Jr Caps, Jr Lowers, Sierra Clones, Bolt Action, and Custom Size Tubes.

The White House original construction was completed in 1800 with John Adams as its first resident. In 1814, during the War of 1812, the mansion was set ablaze by the British Army in the Burning of Washington, destroying the interior and charring much of the exterior. Reconstruction began almost immediately, and President James Monroe moved into the partially reconstructed Executive Residence in October 1817.

The wood Stadium Pen Blanks has available is original to 1817 and removed during one of three separate renovations.

Theodore Roosevelt Renovation of 1902

In 1902, finding the White House deteriorated and cramped, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on an extensive remodeling of the Residence. Plans had been in the works for years to build a new White House or expand the original, including some quite grand designs. Roosevelt wanted to tread lightly and merely remove the Victorian decor accumulated over the previous thirty years while returning the White House to its Federal-period roots.

Calvin Coolidge Renovation of 1927

In 1927, Calvin Coolidge, tired of the leaky roof, had the attic space expanded into a full third floor by constructing a steel-frame story atop the brick and mortar walls of 1800. The extra space provided more room for the first family and shifted more servants out of the Residence. The president and first lady rented Patterson House, one mile away, for the six months it took to renovate the White House.

Harry Truman Reconstruction of 1950

In 1948, after the Truman Balcony was installed, an engineering survey found the main body of the mansion to be structurally unsound. Floors no longer merely creaked, they swayed. A -thorough examination found wooden beams had been weakened by the cutting and drilling for plumbing and wiring over the past 150 years. The addition of the 1927 steel roof and full third floor added weight the building could no longer handle. Declared to be in imminent danger of collapse, the reconstruction began in 1948.

Embedded blanks with original wing fabric from the Wright Brothers Model EX - Vin Fiz Flyer material.

All blanks will come with one COA per blank.
COAs are 4" x 6" card stock with foil COA seal.

The Vin Fiz Flyer was an early Wright Brothers Model EX pusher biplane that became the first aircraft to fly coast-to-coast across the U.S. The first crossing of the United States by airplane was achieved by Calbraith Perry Rodgers in 1911.

In 1910, publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst announced his offer of a $50,000-prize for a U.S. transcontinental flight in thirty days or less. Rodgers' Wright EX biplane was named the Vin Fiz after his sponsor's grape soda product. He left Sheepshead Bay, NY, on September 17, 1911. A "hangar" car, a rolling workshop filled with spare parts to repair and maintain the airplane, followed along. The flight was broken up by numerous stops, delays, and accidents. When Hearst's 30-day time limit expired, Rodgers had only reached Kansas City, MO, but Rodgers was determined to complete his flight whether he received the prize money or not. He arrived in Pasadena, CA, 49 days after setting out from NY. Although Pasadena was the official end of the coast-to-coast journey, Rodgers flew on to Long Beach to complete the flight at the shore of the Pacific Ocean. The total distance covered was 4,321 miles in 82 hours and 4 minutes total flying time at an average speed of 51.5 mph.

In addition to the Vin Fiz endorsement, Rodgers’ wife Mabel Rodgers used the flight to promote an airmail service. She sold special 25-cent postage stamps for items to be carried on the airplane. They were semi-official and while the Post Office tolerated them, they insisted that mail carry regular stamps as well.

The aircraft was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1934, and eventually joined the collection of the National Air and Space Museum, after being fully restored for display by the Smithsonian in 1960. The material is certified and distributed by Hardin Penworks, LLC. This material is guaranteed to be 100% Authentic.

These blanks are embedded with a small piece of the original material from the aircraft. The piece is approximately 1/8” square/round in size. The embedded components are positioned over a starburst silhouette of the aircraft’s outline.