Large Blue Amber Fountain Pen

[ValleyBoy]

Evening all. I hope we all had a productive weekend in our sheds/workshops and raring to go for the week ahead.

I’ve made quite a few pens recently. I had a bit of a head of steam so tried to make the most of it.

Usually I prefer to use 13mm cap threads for most of the pens I make. Occasionally I’ll go up to 14mm but I don’t offer anything bigger than that.

This is a 14mm pen with no step on the barrel, so it’s ideal for the “high grippers” amongst us. It has a Jowo no6 nib and is fed by cartridge converter.

Materials used are Omas Amber, Blue Erinoid acrylic, sterling silver and a chrome plated steel pocket clip. The Omas is my all-time favourite synthetic material. I just love this stuff and even though I sold this one I do have a very similar one I made for myself in this colour way.

Cheers
Ash

 

[alpha1]

Stunning well done.

 

[howsitwork?]

Ash

Everything works with that one . Colours , bands, proportions , perfect .

 

[flexi]

As always mate, something to aspire too... That blank is something else though, it looks like a real piece of Amber with something frozen within.... Nicely centered within that too.... You always seem to put a lot of thought into your pens with proportions, accents, shoulders, inlays and now frozen insects in Amber!!

 

[Hallelujahal]

Amazing pen Ash! Just love that Omas!

 

[Mark James]

Superb as expected. As I usually comment - I like the cabochon. Be well.

 

[Gadget-UK]

Amazing - Stunning - Outstanding - etc etc
I wish you would STOP posting pictures of your pens, they are all of the above and more

 

[alan morrison]

All of the above, Ash.

 

[Curly]

Bag up Gadget!!! Keep posting pictures of your work Ash. They are kind to the eyes.

Pete

 

[ValleyBoy]

As always mate, something to aspire too... That blank is something else though, it looks like a real piece of Amber with something frozen within.... Nicely centered within that too.... You always seem to put a lot of thought into your pens with proportions, accents, shoulders, inlays and now frozen insects in Amber!!

Thanks Mark. It took me ages to scrape all the insects off the car headlights, but it was worth it for the finished effect.

 

[Gadget-UK]

Bag up Gadget!!! Keep posting pictures of your work Ash. They are kind to the eyes.

Pete

That is EXACTLY the problem Pete, they are "Stunning" Pens and each time Ash posts a new picture I imagine having to remortgage to buy them all

 

[howsitwork?]

Thanks Mark. It took me ages to scrape all the insects off the car headlights, but it was worth it for the finished effect.

So you going to be genetically engineering any large creatures from the left over bits then ?

 

[Penpal]

When all is said and done Ash the proof is always in the final pics as usual,top shelf is getting full.

 

[Bill Mooney]

Another superb pen Ash.

 

[ValleyBoy]

So you going to be genetically engineering any large creatures from the left over bits then ?

I thought I’d start with pens, but a Welsh Jurassic park is now very much part of the plan.
Plus I already know a few dinosaurs* so I’ve got a head start

(*not referring to anybody on this forum. Obviously.).

 

[howsitwork?]

Well Wrexham have come back from extinction ….. A good result .

Now if you could resurrect Max Boyce , you’re be doing us all a favour.

 

[Rich Aldrich]

Really nice! I like your choices!

 

[AllenN]

Ash, simply stunning as always.