David Broadwell

Professional Affiliations

Texas Knifemakers & Collectors Association, 
charter member 1999

Pen Collectors of America, since 2001

North Texas Pen Collectors, since 2001 

About David & Sue Broadwell

The name may be fairly new to fine writing instrument collectors, but David Broadwell is an accomplished custom art knife maker with twenty four years' experience shaping & sculpting a variety of metals, fine woods, ivories, and stone. His knives are known for their flowing, organic lines and meticulous fit and finish. He has won numerous knife awards over the years and his art knives are in private collections around the world.  Becoming a custom fountain pen artist is a natural extension of his work as a knifemaker. He brings the same level of artistic expression and design to his one-of-a-kind fountain pens. His pen work has been featured in Stylophiles online magazine, PenWorld International, Stylus Magazine, and was showcased in the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) 3M Innovative Tools 2002 Exhibition.

David is a nearly-native Texan who moved to North Texas as a four-year-old and experienced his first tornado two months later. He studied Criminal Justice in college and worked briefly as a machinist before becoming a knife artisan at age twenty seven. 

Creating art knives and fountain pens is David's sole income and his wife, Sue, is an active partner. With college degrees in Art and Graphics/Printing, she has thirty years' experience in graphic design, copywriting, and photography. She conceptualizes design ideas with David on occasion and acts as a second pair of eyes, refining design lines with him as projects develop. Sue shoots most of David's portfolio photography and designed the gallery-style website you see here.

The Broadwells have two grown daughters, and one preteen daughter at home who is enthusiastically involved in the family business. They enjoy fly-fishing, cabin camping, LOST, and time with their thirteen year old Lab and ten month old Beagle.

Sue Broadwell