Roger Madore, shown in his workshop, has made pens for Gov. Paul LePage, who has distributed some of them to foreign dignitaries.
Roger Madore, who is also a theater actor, stamp dealer, author and piano player, prepares to place a pen in a light box for photographing.
Some of Roger Madore's finished pens are displayed in a case.
The president of Iceland, Guoni Thorlacius Johannesson, left, holds the hand-crafted pen presented to him by Gov. Paul LePage on Oct. 13. Roger Madore of Augusta made the custom pen.
Roger Madore, who is also a theater actor, stamp dealer, author and piano player, prepares to place a pen in a light box for photographing.
The shelves in Roger Madore's home are full of pen blanks.
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