Manu Propria - Ki-Negoro

[manupropria]

This afternoon I had the chance to finish a pair of ebonite fountain pens with a "ki-negoro" urushi finish, black lacquer upon yellow "ki" ground. 18 kt. Jowo nib

Best regards,

Martin

 

[BJohn]

very Nice

 

[Brooks803]

Beautiful work Martin! I'm going for a similar look on one of my current urushi projects.

 

[Dalepenkala]

Great looking Martin!

 

[mecompco]

Very nice! I've wondered how ebonite holds up as a pen. As a pipe smoker I know how it reacts to saliva (oxidation, requiring removal and buffing). Perhaps the skin oils don't have the same effect.

Regards,
Michael

 

[manupropria]

Thank you for your kind words.
Michael, the ebonite pen is lacquered with urushi and urushi is resistant to any acid or any other substance and has anti-bacterial properties and it can cope with temperatures upto 300°C without damage.

Best regards,

Martin

 

[MikeL]

Great looking pen! Would like to learn the process someday. Awesome.

 

[jyreene]

Amazing are there. Something to aspire to Martin.

 

[timcbs]

Nice Job would be a understatement!

 

[cainmycoffee]

Man! You just crank out perfection day after day, don't you?

 

[Charlie_W]

Your workmanship on this and your other pens is simply superb!
Thank you for sharing with us!

 

[Dale Lynch]

I'm gonna need a thesaurus to come up with new ways to tell you how beautiful your pens are.

 

[manupropria]

Well, I am working on it 7 days a week