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Hi pen people

I am pleased that I had a fairly decent couple of days in the worship at the beginning of the week, as the start of the second Ashes test today means progress will now inevitably slow down a lot.

Here are three I did manage to finish. I’ve made a few pens in this colour combo already and it reminds me a little of the old fashioned blue/green Coca Cola bottles which, combined with the red, makes me think it looks a little retro.

I don’t often make more than one pen at a time, but I have become pretty good at making pens that are consistently the same dimensions. I remember this was a big deal for me when I first started making them and I spent a lot of time focussing on accuracy and how to achieve it without taking a disproportionate amount of time in doing so. I tried lots of ways and altered my process until I arrived at the way I do it today, and it’s almost second nature to me now.

Anyway here they are. They have 13mm triple lead cap threads, and I decided to dispense with my usual sterling silver accent rings on these as I like the way the red finials transition into the “cola glass” in a slightly blurred way. Almost like a liquid inside the bottle. (It’s all acrylic of course).

The clips are chrome plated steel and the nibs are Jowo fed by cartridge/converter.

Cheers
Ash

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<blockquote data-quote="ValleyBoy" data-source="post: 363915" data-attributes="member: 2096">Hi pen peopleI am pleased that I had a fairly decent couple of days in the worship at the beginning of the week, as the start of the second Ashes test today means progress will now inevitably slow down a lot.Here are three I did manage to finish. I’ve made a few pens in this colour combo already and it reminds me a little of the old fashioned blue/green Coca Cola bottles which, combined with the red,&nbsp; makes me think it looks a little retro.I don’t often make more than one pen at a time, but I have become pretty good at making pens that are consistently the same dimensions. I remember this was a big deal for me when I first started making them and I spent a lot of time focussing on accuracy and how to achieve it without taking a disproportionate amount of time in doing so. I tried lots of ways and altered my process until I arrived at the way I do it today, and it’s almost second nature to me now.Anyway here they are. They have 13mm triple lead cap threads, and I decided to dispense with my usual sterling silver accent rings on these as I like the way the red finials transition into the “cola glass” in a slightly blurred way. Almost like a liquid inside the bottle. (It’s all acrylic of course).The clips are chrome plated steel and the nibs are Jowo fed by cartridge/converter.CheersAsh[ATTACH]49981[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49982[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49983[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49984[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49985[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49986[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49987[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ValleyBoy, post: 363915, member: 2096"] Hi pen people I am pleased that I had a fairly decent couple of days in the worship at the beginning of the week, as the start of the second Ashes test today means progress will now inevitably slow down a lot. Here are three I did manage to finish. I’ve made a few pens in this colour combo already and it reminds me a little of the old fashioned blue/green Coca Cola bottles which, combined with the red, makes me think it looks a little retro. I don’t often make more than one pen at a time, but I have become pretty good at making pens that are consistently the same dimensions. I remember this was a big deal for me when I first started making them and I spent a lot of time focussing on accuracy and how to achieve it without taking a disproportionate amount of time in doing so. I tried lots of ways and altered my process until I arrived at the way I do it today, and it’s almost second nature to me now. Anyway here they are. They have 13mm triple lead cap threads, and I decided to dispense with my usual sterling silver accent rings on these as I like the way the red finials transition into the “cola glass” in a slightly blurred way. Almost like a liquid inside the bottle. (It’s all acrylic of course). The clips are chrome plated steel and the nibs are Jowo fed by cartridge/converter. Cheers Ash [ATTACH]49981[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49982[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49983[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49984[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49985[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49986[/ATTACH][ATTACH]49987[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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