Kitless convertible rollerball/fountain pen

[jalbert]

I was itching to get into some of the vintage cellulose acetate I bought from SteveG, so I decided to make a rollerball pen, since I don't make those very often. Given the limited supply of the material I had, I decided to go ahead an make a fountain pen section for the pen as well, so I could have a convertible pen, and knock out two birds with one stone. The pen is made from a maroon/red chunk cellulose acetate, with ebonite as the secondary material, and hand fabricated bronze accents and clip. Making the nose cone was especially fun, and that was turned from bronze bar stock. As a fountain pen, it has a #6 jowo nib and uses a standard international converter. As a rollerball, it uses a pilot G2 refill. This one was a lot of fun to make!

 

[mark james]

Beautiful! My only thought is to have the accent pieces the same diameter; upper blank and lower. But this is so minor...

Well done!

3 uppers, 2 lowers - all the same diameter; maybe my OCD is kicking in... .

 

[OZturner]

Glorious Concept and Execution, John.
Magnificent Cellulose Acetate, Superbly Machined and Finished.
Love the Roller Ball / Fountain Pen Conversion.
The Hand Crafted Clip, is Fantastic, as are the Accent Rings.
The Bronze Roller Ball Nose Cone is Brilliant.
A Splendid, Presentation, of your Talent and Craftsmanship.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[stuckinohio]

Fantastic. That nose cone is a work of art. Love the shape and detail of it.

Lewis

 

[Penultimate]

Wow, your pens look really nice.


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[jalbert]

Beautiful! My only thought is to have the accent pieces the same diameter; upper blank and lower. But this is so minor...

Well done!

3 uppers, 2 lowers - all the same diameter; maybe my OCD is kicking in... .

Thanks! I like to keep bands and stuff different...Maybe my chaotic-ness kicking in

 

[jalbert]

Glorious Concept and Execution, John.
Magnificent Cellulose Acetate, Superbly Machined and Finished.
Love the Roller Ball / Fountain Pen Conversion.
The Hand Crafted Clip, is Fantastic, as are the Accent Rings.
The Bronze Roller Ball Nose Cone is Brilliant.
A Splendid, Presentation, of your Talent and Craftsmanship.
Congratulations,
Brian.

Thanks Brian!

Fantastic. That nose cone is a work of art. Love the shape and detail of it.
Lewis

Thanks Lewis! That was the fun part!

Wow, your pens look really nice.


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Thanks!

 

[Rolandranch]

Very nice. You're not wasting any time using those blanks.