BMPK Shakespeare fountain Pen kit

[21William]

I've bought a few pen kits just recently and the quality has been reasonable to cheap and nasty even though the cost doesn't reflect it. One kit I got from Axminster is so cheap looking I won't even bother using it quite frankly.

Today I received the BMPK kit from Taylors Mirfield and what a difference. The quality of this kit is far above anything else I've bought so far. It's going to be a pleasure to put some wood on it when I get round to it!

 

[flexi]

There is some sh1t out there....
Here is a Shakespear made with it....

Both Dan 'TM' and our Phil 'Beaufort' have been trying to improve the quality of pen kits....try the new Beaufort Sirroco too

 

[21William]

Nice job Mark.

 

[Gregory Hardy]

Wow - if that's what that blank is made from, I have a chocolate Lab that is the golden goose.

(Seriously - what is that blank? Really sharp. Beautiful pen.)

 

[Penpal]

The Shakespear pens I have seen are excellent examples of workmanship, being able to buy shiny or matte quite a change these days.

Peter.

 

[wm460]

There is some sh1t out there....
Here is a Shakespear made with it....

Just about pee my self laughing.

 

[flexi]

Hi George.....yes Honestly its Moose poo or nuget as they prefer to call it....its been cleaned? and compacted ....turned very nice too, no bad smell either

 

[21William]

yes Honestly its Moose poo

Nooooooooo!

 

[Gregory Hardy]

Good heavens - I thought you were kidding. Dare I ask where one gets a blank? I'm fairly certain that I won't be making my own...

 

[Penpal]

Just frighten any stray Moose you run across.

Peter.

 

[Gregory Hardy]

I was hoping for something slightly more processed than that, Peter, but your common sense and wisdom are still appreciated.

 

[flexi]

Good heavens - I thought you were kidding. Dare I ask where one gets a blank? I'm fairly certain that I won't be making my own...

I got mine from 'Classic nib' in the US...
TBH its fairly safe.....the guy collects the nuggets and then steralises it befor stabalising and casting

 

[Gregory Hardy]

I guess it's a poor day when you don't learn something new. One of my former students (now a middle-age adult) is a taxidermist for a living. I don't think she can live without a pen from one of these blanks. She specializes in large mammals, but I think she's more accustomed to working with the other end...

Alaskan Natural Blanks by Jeremiah Hix : Alaskan Moose Nugget Blanks 2.75