ATRAX FOUNTAIN

[joefyffe]

Bought from Berea. Chrome Atrax Fountain Pen Components. Talked to JohnnyCNC about this one too and he advised me it took the Jr. Gent II center to center bushings, which I already had. Saved me buying two sets of bushings on this one phone call. Cheers from a happy customer! Easy kit to build and I think it looks great with the Black Olive blank. Let me know what you think. As always, comments, suggestions and constructive evaluation appreciated but not paid for!:wink:

 

[1080Wayne]

Very nice wood

 

[sumterdad]

Very nice

 

[PSU1980]

Very nice pen, I like the grain and color of the wood.

 

[glycerine]

You did a good job on it. The wood is beautiful. The kit itself, I'm not a fan of, just too "plain" for me.

 

[seamus7227]

The kit itself, I'm not a fan of, just too "plain" for me.

And see i think it leaves the pen maker tons of options like open areas for engraving to be done with either the artists name or a business logo, etc. While i have not made one myself, I love the "blank canvas" that they provide. Not trying to sandbag on ya Glycerine, I do see your point though.:biggrin:

 

[ghostrider]

The kit itself, I'm not a fan of, just too "plain" for me.

And see i think it leaves the pen maker tons of options like open areas for engraving to be done with either the artists name or a business logo, etc. While i have not made one myself, I love the "blank canvas" that they provide. Not trying to sandbag on ya Glycerine, I do see your point though.:biggrin:

I see the "plainness", but I think that this pen proves that it can look good when done with a good blank choice and finishing. I've been looking at the Atrax kits, and when I looked at this one, my thought was, "That this is one of the nicer jobs with this kit." I think the artist put the whole package together in a aesthetically pleasing.

 

[Dalecamino]

That is one beautiful piece of lumber. The pen is a beauty as well. Good going Joe! BTW.....what is this bushing you speak of? It sounds, so familiar :biggrin::tongue:

Love your pens Joe!:wink:

 

[Robert111]

Nice job. Pretty interesting piece of olive. I like the Atrax better than the Jr Gent II. Same proportions but I like the plainness of Atrax.

 

[joefyffe]

I buy my bushings from JohnnyCNC. The ones for this pen are the ones used on Jr. II series pens. Gent, Retro, and Statesman. Then for the Atrax Ballpoint, ("Coat of Many Colors" is the one I posted this evening) you can use three of the four above, but you need to replace the larger barrel bushing with the same size as for the tip. Doing it this way on the ballpoint, is not an exact match as there is about .002" difference. That's o.k. by me as I measure and set up with calipers. They at least help me get close.

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen & beautiful piece of wood you used.