First Carbera

[Dan_F]

I never thought that much of these, then decided to give one a try. Now I quite like it, similar heft and feel to the Sierra Vista. I think they are ideally suited to acrylic blanks, being a less traditional shape and all.

Platinum Carbara, Blue Swirl celluloid from CSUSA

Dan

 

[rdunn12]

Very nice.I like that blank.Great fit and finish.

 

[karlkuehn]

Nice looking pen! I like the Carberas a lot. Until I turned one, I didn't really like them, but they've got a great feel to them when they're built. Excellent workmanship!

 

[johncrane]

Dan nice pen and a very nice blank a great mix,[]

 

[constamj]

So I looked around on the site for how to photograph the pen without a stand using some wire but I couldn't find it. How did you do it?

 

[R2]

Great looking pen. Blue suits the kit well.[^]

 

[fernhills]

Real nice,i like the blank.. Carl

 

[Tanner]

Beautiful looking pen!! I really like that blue. Yeah, how did you balance the pen like that?[)] Somebody has Photoshop.[]

 

[Dan_F]

Thanks for the kind comments. The pen is held akimbo by a paper clip, which is superglued to the plywood board under the cloth backdrop. A little trick I discovered over in the photo forum. One thing though, if you don't sharpen the point of the wire that's sticking up, it will tend to work mischief on the cloth as you are poking it through. You have to remove the ink cartridge before placing the pen on the wire, then it's helpful if you remember to replace it when you're done.

Dan

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful pen![]

 

[constamj]

Thanks for the photo advise. I will have to try that.