Raspberry Ragtime Fountain Pen

[ValleyBoy]

Evening all.

It’s been a little while but I managed to make a few pens this week. This is probably the pick of them.

I’ve been tweaking my process a little. It was fine before but I can’t help myself. Just minor stuff like chamfering the end of the section a bit more accurately. (I did say it was minor stuff).

Anyway here it is.

Have a great week everybody.

Cheers
Ash

 

[SorinS]

Wonderful! Do you use silver for the bands?

 

[geoff46]

very nice work

 

[flexi]

You always seem to pair your blanks extremely well, I wouldn't have a clue with the main blank colours but the raspberry works so well...
Lovely job mate

 

[Penpal]

Ash we are in our start day for the week,not minor shamphering in my opinion careful champhering,bit like getting any stray dust of a pen for a picture,love the colours and the diversity mate.

 

[ValleyBoy]

Wonderful! Do you use silver for the bands?

Thank you.

Yes I use silver which I cut from sheet using a jewellers saw. In order to save silver it’s a good idea to cut the inside diameter a little small and then use a step drill to get it to the correct diameter. Then I use a little brass piece I turned, a but like an elongated bolt, that slots in the hole and the head is the desired outer diameter. I can then scribe around it and cut to that line.
Cheers
Ash

 

[ValleyBoy]

You always seem to pair your blanks extremely well, I wouldn't have a clue with the main blank colours but the raspberry works so well...
Lovely job mate

Cheers Mark.
My wife sometimes comes into the workshop and finds me staring at various bits of coloured plastic. She doesn’t understand…

 

[ValleyBoy]

Ash we are in our start day for the week,not minor shamphering in my opinion careful champhering,bit like getting any stray dust of a pen for a picture,love the colours and the diversity mate.

Thanks Peter! And yes, static is the biggest foe of the pen photographer

 

[ValleyBoy]

very nice work

Thank you!

 

[SorinS]

Thank you.

Yes I use silver which I cut from sheet using a jewellers saw. In order to save silver it’s a good idea to cut the inside diameter a little small and then use a step drill to get it to the correct diameter. Then I use a little brass piece I turned, a but like an elongated bolt, that slots in the hole and the head is the desired outer diameter. I can then scribe around it and cut to that line.
Cheers
Ash

Thanks Ash! Extremely thankful for your kind detailed explanation!

 

[PensFromNo11]

wow.. aspirational. I've admired your pens on instagram for a while now, it's good to put a face (at least some very focused eyes) to your wonderful work.