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Raw wood waits to be turned into "Exotic Wood Pens" in the basement of Paul DeSaro's Middletown home Tuesday, January 2, 2023. He uses wood sourced from all over the world.

DeSaro soon launched Exotic Wood Pens, “and now this is the only kind of woodworking I do,” he said. Custom-made creations “If I see wood that I like, I’ll make a pen out of it,” DeSaro ...