Calligraphy Pen

[Deere41h]

This is a calligraphy pen that I made for a very special artist friend. It is made of Cocobolo. I have been so bound up in PR casting and turning lately that I had forgotten that my first love is turning wood. This was fun to do and nice to get back to the basics. All comments and critiques welcome.

 

[MDWine]

Very well done, I really like the shape!
Where did you get the nib? I'd love to try my hand at something like that!
Very "clean" look, especially the features at the end.
Nice!

 

[JimGo]

Wow, that is beautiful! Great job!

 

[woodscavenger]

You can never beat a good peice of cocobolo. Beautiful shape.

 

[Fleabit]

Nice looking pen. Looks like it would fit nicely in the hand.

 

[atvrules1]

Thats sure a pretty pen John, I bet that the balance is great also. Very simple elegant lines. Perfect for calligraphy.

 

[Darley]

I love it, I'm doing one now for a Wedding pen the Bride love writting calligraphy ( will post picture next week )you done a very nice pen

 

[jvsank]

Nicely done

 

[rtjw]

beautiful pen. Great job.

 

[Rifleman1776]

Instant heirloom. Beautiful.

 

[alamocdc]

Beautiful pen, John.

 

[swm6500]

Nice looking pen John, I really like the way it looks.

 

[Deere41h]

Thanks you for all the nice comments. They are very much appreciated.

Michael...You can get calligraphy nibs at most art supply stores. This one is just a cheap Speedball nib.

 

[hobby_dale]

Cool looking pen John! I really like the design at the top. []

 

[elody21]

Very classy pen!

 

[driften]

You did a great job! I bet you made someone very happy

 

[J. Fred Muggs]

Very nice work, John. But curious as to what you used in the end for inserting the nib into. Looks like you've got some sort of metal something in the end. Did you bust up a cheap plastic one? Or what?

 

[MDWine]

I definitely will look into this. I have a friend that does calligraphy, and she would love it! (She's in Hawaii, so I'll do it in Koa!)

 

[Deere41h]

Fred....After a long search I found a source in the UK for nib holders. You are correct. They are metal and are designed to hold standard calligraphy nibs.

 

[MDWine]

Hey John, is this a 'dip' pen, or is there a cartridge inside?
I saw a 'speedball' set on the web, and it appeard to be a cartridge.
Thanks

 

[Deere41h]

Michael....This is a "dip pen". I am going to make one that takes a cartridge but have to find the right nib. My wife won't let me take her cartridge pen apart to use the nib so if I can't find an individual calligraphy nib I'm going to buy the complete pen and take it apart. I'm still looking.