A little experiment with Tru Stone

[jalbert]

I had a couple blanks of Banded Malachite Tru Stone laying around, so I decided to try a kitless pen using it. I've never used it before, so it was definitely a learning experience.
I essentially sleeved the tru stone over ebonite for the cap, and gray acrylic for the body, since the tru stone doesn't thread very well. I fabricated the accents and clip from nickel silver. It uses a #6 nib, and has a piston filling mechanism that I made (the last picture shows the blind cap unscrewed and the piston extended forward). Thanks for looking!

 

[Krash]

Wow! You gotta be proud of that one. :biggrin:

It is beautiful!!!

 

[thebillofwrites]

Wow, that's nice.
Very impressive!

Bill

 

[magpens]

Thank you for doing this and showing !!!!! . I didn't know you could do that with TruStone !

The resulting pen is not only amazing it is extremely beautiful !!!!!

 

[jalbert]

Wow! You gotta be proud of that one. :biggrin:

It is beautiful!!!

Thanks Kelly!

Wow, that's nice.
Very impressive!

Bill

Thank you Bill!

Thank you for doing this and showing !!!!! . I didn't know you could do that with TruStone !

The resulting pen is not only amazing it is extremely beautiful !!!!!

Thanks Mal! The trick is to treat it like you would do for wood, and then you're golden!

 

[Jim15]

That's just outstanding.

 

[Jim Smith]

WOW!!! Beautiful job.

Jim Smith

 

[bpgoldo]

John, the work of a master. Master machinist, master artist, master tradesman! I have tried the old true-stone Malichite and found it the most difficult to work EVER! You have the patience and commitment of a Craft Elder. You automatically get a discount at the movie theater...and cheaper pop corn. Just mention my name.

 

[RobS]

John I think you just performed a successful mic drop and left us all speechless. Truly amazing work of art.

 

[jalbert]

John, the work of a master. Master machinist, master artist, master tradesman! I have tried the old true-stone Malichite and found it the most difficult to work EVER! You have the patience and commitment of a Craft Elder. You automatically get a discount at the movie theater...and cheaper pop corn. Just mention my name.

Thanks! The movie theater discount sounds like a sweet deal! I'll hold you to it

John I think you just performed a successful mic drop and left us all speechless. Truly amazing work of art.

Thanks Rob!

 

[zaqdesigns]

Wow, dude! Absolutely stunning!

 

[Ironwood]

Amazing pen, I love your work !!!

 

[Glenn McCullough]

That should be in the IAP collection, well done!!!

 

[TonyL]

Super! Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[Bob in SF]

Wonderful!

 

[Sataro]

Very impressive work! Great job on that one.