Fibonacci
Member
I had a chunk of coffee blank that I decided to try. I had read that it was horrible to work with and really explode-erific, but I wanted to try out a freshly honed skew chisel.
Overall, I am really happy with the way it came out. A honed skew is amazingly better than just a ground one. I will probably change the kit because I plan to try selling it and I am not willing to sell these ones. I got a set of inexpensive sierra clones to try, and the look good, but the nib is just enough smaller than the ID of the tube to shift a bit while you twist and to feel like it is flexing when you write. I have no problem giving them away, or selling them to someone that can try it and decide if they care, but I don't want to sell it over the internet.
The other one is a slimline that I made for someone in the wife's family. I didn't catch the exact relationship. I just knew that she wanted a purple pen that was shorter and thinner than a "regular" pen (whatever that is), but still had curved grips for comfort. This is as short as you can make a slimline, and it requires drilling out a bit of the end plug (1/16" or so) to allow it to fully retract.
Overall, I am really happy with the way it came out. A honed skew is amazingly better than just a ground one. I will probably change the kit because I plan to try selling it and I am not willing to sell these ones. I got a set of inexpensive sierra clones to try, and the look good, but the nib is just enough smaller than the ID of the tube to shift a bit while you twist and to feel like it is flexing when you write. I have no problem giving them away, or selling them to someone that can try it and decide if they care, but I don't want to sell it over the internet.
The other one is a slimline that I made for someone in the wife's family. I didn't catch the exact relationship. I just knew that she wanted a purple pen that was shorter and thinner than a "regular" pen (whatever that is), but still had curved grips for comfort. This is as short as you can make a slimline, and it requires drilling out a bit of the end plug (1/16" or so) to allow it to fully retract.
