Hi All
I recently got hold of some of the blue/green (Poseidon) Mazzucchelli Ceboplast and made quite a few pens from it. This material is becoming increasingly scarce so its nice to have some again.
It has a couple of properties that are a little different compared to other plastics. First of all the blank isn't square or round but comes in an oval with "fins" that run the entire length of it. They are also slightly irregular, so getting the widest round blank from it is the first task.
This material also heats up very quickly when being worked, meaning you need to go a little slower or it can crack or melt onto the tool. The fact that it's scarce means it's also very expensive. So it does heighten the whole experience a little, I often refer to it as the Pen Turners' equivalent of an extreme sport. I suspect those who spend hours making intricate segmented blanks experience a similar feeling when turning them into a pen. Anyway I have been fortunate so far and none of it has ended up in the bin. Yet.
That said, once you do make a pen, there are few other synthetic materials that come close in my opinion. It's a type of cellulose acetate so it has that same warm, soft feel, but there's a colour depth that the Mazzucchelli company managed to achieve that really is exceptional.
Anyway some pictures below, including the funny shaped blank I mentioned.
This pen has black acrylic finials and sterling silver accents. Fitted with a Jowo no 6 nib. I use 13mm triple lead cap threads and there is a small <1mm step between the threads and the barrel. Overall length when closed is 140mm.
Cheers
Ash
I recently got hold of some of the blue/green (Poseidon) Mazzucchelli Ceboplast and made quite a few pens from it. This material is becoming increasingly scarce so its nice to have some again.
It has a couple of properties that are a little different compared to other plastics. First of all the blank isn't square or round but comes in an oval with "fins" that run the entire length of it. They are also slightly irregular, so getting the widest round blank from it is the first task.
This material also heats up very quickly when being worked, meaning you need to go a little slower or it can crack or melt onto the tool. The fact that it's scarce means it's also very expensive. So it does heighten the whole experience a little, I often refer to it as the Pen Turners' equivalent of an extreme sport. I suspect those who spend hours making intricate segmented blanks experience a similar feeling when turning them into a pen. Anyway I have been fortunate so far and none of it has ended up in the bin. Yet.
That said, once you do make a pen, there are few other synthetic materials that come close in my opinion. It's a type of cellulose acetate so it has that same warm, soft feel, but there's a colour depth that the Mazzucchelli company managed to achieve that really is exceptional.
Anyway some pictures below, including the funny shaped blank I mentioned.
This pen has black acrylic finials and sterling silver accents. Fitted with a Jowo no 6 nib. I use 13mm triple lead cap threads and there is a small <1mm step between the threads and the barrel. Overall length when closed is 140mm.
Cheers
Ash
