Meet Your Maker: James White, Bonecrusher 7 Studios

(Caroline Foty's first fountain pen was a 1970s Sheaffer No Nonsense that still writes perfectly. Since she discovered pens by independent makers, she wants "one of each, please" and wants to meet all the makers. Maybe you do, too. She lives in Baltimore with pens, cats, and all kinds of fiber arts supplies.)Imagine yourself wandering a pen show. You walk up to a table displaying the sign “Bonecrusher 7.” Serious stuff… When you look a little more closely, you see that the pens have women’s names… come to think of it, they are named after cartoon characters! Now you’re really interested.This imaginative exercise is not fiction. James White’s last assignment before retiring from the Army was in the demilitarized zone in South Korea. “The medic call sign was Bonecrusher, and the number indicated status. I was the highest ranking non-commissioned officer, the supervisor of medics, so I was Bonecrusher 7.” When a new officer changed all the call signs, White decided to keep Bonecrusher 7…