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A customer ask for 6 remembrance key ring pens and after seeing what I made he ask for a fountain pen as well patriotic ens with a black band he was so pleased
Made me first two Celtic fountain pen yesterday one in Amboyna Burr and one in Kingswood also made a 7mm pen out of some odd bits dressed it in Pua Rosa
Hi all,
I have an Amboyna fountain and a Cholla Fountain.... The Cholla was from Dave at Penkitz and Bitz and was very nice to turn with no air bubbles. I did also paint the hole just to be on the safe side..
Found a coffee bean blank and that was it turned it for a streamline as it was to thin for a fountain pen which set the wheels in motion for some slimline pens and a Hybrid fountain pen was going to make a bowl lol another day tomorrow enjoy
A fountain pen made from my spalted walnut collection and finished with CA. The high gloss is not for everyone, a bit like marmite really, you either love it or you hate it!
Nibs, ..........
That's the very first time I have started a chat by saying nibs.
I really like a fountain pen and hope to make a few this year, however I am slightly unsure how to identify a nib size. (OK make that I have no clue).
To me the only difference between a #5 and a #6 are the...
TM Omega Fountain Pen turned from one of our ‘Rustic Blue’ DiamondGlitz Pen Blanks.
DiamondGlitz Blanks, available exclusively from Pen Blanks and Moulds, contains a special blend of colour & glitz, including real conflict free gem quality diamond particles, which have been ethically sourced...
Yep, every year on the first Friday in November, it’s International Fountain Pen Day, and has been since it was introduced in 2012. This year, the first Friday in November is the 5th, which happens to be today.
Who introduced it? I have absolutely no idea, but unlike some other tenuous attempts...
Can anyone tell me if such a thing as a ladies fountain pen exists?
On my Christmas prezzie list two ladies, Cathy and Ellie, both like fountain pens but have small hands so the likes of the Churchill are no use to them.
I have been asked to make a special Mistral fountain pen for someone and to supply it in a wooden pen box. I want to laser engrave a message on the lid. The box needs to be quite posh and large enough to hold a fountain pen. If someone could point me in the direction of some nice wooden pen...
So I didn't much like turning this but it looks way better finished and the wife says the photo's don't do it justice.
Empress Fountain Pen, With Swarovski Element & 14K, dressed in Stabilised Box Elder
Regards
Padster