jyreene
Member
My parents came in town this week and my dad and I headed out to Jonathon's (Brooks803) house for his daughters first birthday. That was fun watching her eat cake and open presents.
When everyone left he took us out to the shop to play around. He taught my dad how to pour blanks (worked out slightly worse than when he taught me be he got a bottle stopper blank out of it!). Making a custom pen came up and we were off to the races. He walked me through it and started teaching me how to make a custom pen. In order to not mess up one of his awesome blanks we used some alumilite ones he had lying around. Day one "I" made most of the body and some of the nib. It was fun but its a lot to do!
Got my wife's permission to go back with my pops for say two and finish it up. Got there and Jason (SerenityWoodWorks) was there. Between him and Jonathon I got even further in the pen. A few issues with the cap happened and I learned a lot. Final problem almost had me losing it! I was doing final sanding polishing on the ebonite nib and it sheared off inside the collete chuck! Jonathon saved the day by donating a finished nib section and helping me with the cap a little.
I wish I remembered the taps dies and dimensions but it was a mini fountain pen and I do remember 9 and 10 mm taps and does being used but that's about it. Almost overwhelming amounts of information and skills involved but here is my first. C&C welcome.
Closed up shots.
Opened up.
Cap posted.
Closer shots of cap.
Closer shot of nib.
Closer shot of center joined and closed.
Closer shot of body threads.
Thanks for looking.
When everyone left he took us out to the shop to play around. He taught my dad how to pour blanks (worked out slightly worse than when he taught me be he got a bottle stopper blank out of it!). Making a custom pen came up and we were off to the races. He walked me through it and started teaching me how to make a custom pen. In order to not mess up one of his awesome blanks we used some alumilite ones he had lying around. Day one "I" made most of the body and some of the nib. It was fun but its a lot to do!
Got my wife's permission to go back with my pops for say two and finish it up. Got there and Jason (SerenityWoodWorks) was there. Between him and Jonathon I got even further in the pen. A few issues with the cap happened and I learned a lot. Final problem almost had me losing it! I was doing final sanding polishing on the ebonite nib and it sheared off inside the collete chuck! Jonathon saved the day by donating a finished nib section and helping me with the cap a little.
I wish I remembered the taps dies and dimensions but it was a mini fountain pen and I do remember 9 and 10 mm taps and does being used but that's about it. Almost overwhelming amounts of information and skills involved but here is my first. C&C welcome.
Closed up shots.
Opened up.
Cap posted.
Closer shots of cap.
Closer shot of nib.
Closer shot of center joined and closed.
Closer shot of body threads.
Thanks for looking.
