My entries & PITH pen from the MPG

[Brooks803]

I wanted to wait until after the contests to post these.

First off is the PITH pen I recieved at the MPG. It was created by Greg Jacobson (Eupher58). Not sure the exact kit (some form of a sierra though) with a beautiful John U blank!

Next is my entry into the Fit & Finish class. It had to be a basic kit with no alterations. I did a Chrome & Blk Ti Aero with one of my blanks. It's a midnight blue pearl cast in clear and then reverse painted a deep red.

Finally is my entry that won the advanced category. This one I'm VERY proud of! It's a little palm sized custom fountain pen. I made the blank out of alumilite for stability. The front section is black ebonite with a #5 heritance nib. It's threaded on both ends so posting it makes it perfectly balanced for writing. One of the coolest parts is that it takes not only a cartridge but also a converter! Not one of those aerometric squeeze kind either, but a standard twist style converter. The converter is actually smaller than a private reserve cartridge. I'll have to take some comparison pics, but to give an idea. The length of the entire pen while posted is the same length of a Jr. body from nib to finial.

Thanks for looking everyone!

 

[juteck]

Wow! I love the palm sized FP. I wanted a short one for myself and bought the Toro kits, but I never really liked the shape of them when capped -- the shape is geared for it to be posted. This one I like, both capped and posted. The short converter is a new thing I haven't seen before - I like it! And the cool looking blank just ties it all together. My address is........:biggrin:

 

[watch_art]

When you say alumilite for stability --- do you mean the threads? Or... what?

 

[renowb]

Man those are awesome Jonathon!

 

[Brooks803]

When you say alumilite for stability --- do you mean the threads? Or... what?

Not just the threads, but the entire pen itself. Since I made it to be a pocket pen (my front pocket that is) I didn't think PR would hold up over time. So I went with alumilite bc it'll hold up to more abuse.

 

[fiferb]

Yowza! All are amazing pens!

 

[watch_art]

Should I keep making kitless pens out of PR then???

 

[boxerman]

WOW 3 very nice pens. I really like the mini F.P.

 

[Brooks803]

Should I keep making kitless pens out of PR then???

I wouldn't go that far Shawn. PR should hold up as well as your vintage plastics and those stood the test of time. I knew this one would be getting abused more than your avg pen with it being so small and fitting in your pocket easily.

 

[watch_art]

Whew! Good. I've got a few PR pens out there already - and loads of blanks that I want to turn.

 

[Twissy]

Really really nice work Jonathon! That palm FP is fantastic. You may well start a new craze there!

 

[bubbamorse]

You made a couple of really amazing pens. I've a lot to learn, but learn I do...not sure how long it'll take me, but...:wink:

 

[D.Oliver]

All are beautiful pens. What really stands out to me on the fountian pen is how well the swirl lines match up in both the capped and posted postitions. It looks as good posted as it does capped. Great job!

 

[bobjackson]

Great job Jonathon. Good to see you at the MPG.

 

[Justturnin]

JONATHAN!!!!!!! THAT BLANK IS SICK ON THE FP........Sorry for yelling but it is. One day I will make a fancy swirl like that......one day....

 

[PTownSubbie]

Should I keep making kitless pens out of PR then???

Just don't drop them!..... PR castings will crack much much easier than Alumilite castings of the same thickness and drop height...... Curtis created a video showing some experiments.

Nice pens Jonathon!! I am jeolous and wish I could have attended also! Maybe next year!!

 

[jlord]

Those came out great! The first one looks like a Ti Gold & Blk Ti Wallstreet II Elegant Beauty. I really like the last one.