Piano pen

[Etienne]

Hello!
My name is Etienne and I live in French Guiana. This is my first post, but I read this forum since 4 years.
Here is a pen I made for the woman I love, Cristiana, of course she play piano (very well...)!
Alternative Ivory, Rhodium Gentleman. I'll change the nib later, for a better one.
Sorry for the pics quality...

Etienne

 

[terryf]

Thats a beautiful pen Etienne. I see you have done the inlay on the body yourself. Did you do the cap inlay yourself as well? What is it made of, acrylic? Did you shape the inlay after putting it together or before inserting?

And dont knock the nibs, they're not too bad unless youre going to upgrade to 14K or 18K.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Etienne]

Hi
Thank you
I had made the cap inlay myself too, with the milling machine Proxxon MF70, for the straight lines, and by hand for the rest. I'd put charcoal with CA glue. The inlayof the body and cap was made with the tube inserted.
Of course, for the nib upgrade, 18K .
Material is alternative ivory, and small piece of 'lego' for the black keys.

 

[OLDMAN5050]

VERY GOOD WORK. you should post more I like what you have done..............

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

First a big welcome, second that is a fantastic piece of work. Please Etienne don't wait another 4 years to post.

 

[johncrane]

Welcome Etienne! and what a awesome pen! well done,4 years is a long wait, i agree with Roy so don't wait another 4.
i just had another look at the first photo are they leggos you used to set the blank up, that is really cool first time ive seen that done.

 

[Finatic]

Very Nice creative work. Welcome to the site. Glad to have you here to share.

 

[hewunch]

Very cool. And that has got to be the most creative use of lego blocks I have seen in a LONG time.

 

[azamiryou]

Nice work, awesome pen, and I love the use of Legos to build your jig!

 

[Gulfcoast]

Outstanding workmanship and creativity!!!

Joe

 

[PaulDoug]

Welcome to the forum. Very nice pen. Well done. Can't wait to see more of your work.

 

[TucsonCyclist]

Very nice.

 

[MarkD]

Welcome Etienne! Thanks for showing us that beautiful pen! That's quite a first post!

 

[Curly]

Great looking pen Etienne and the most innovative use of Lego's I've ever seen. :musical-note:

 

[eldee]

Welcome! Very nice pen. Really creative work and excellent use of on-hand materials.

 

[TBCbushings]

Who cares about the pen.... Great use of the lego's!!!!!! Oh the pen is ok too

 

[Tanner]

That looks great! Good job!

 

[EarlD]

Great looking pen Etienne and the most innovative use of Lego's I've ever seen. :musical-note:

Absolutely agree with Curly!

Earl

 

[Jgrden]

Welcome. We want to see the next pen that you finish.

 

[Grizz]

Outstanding!!! I agree, most creative way to use leggos I've seen.

 

[Richard Gibson]

Beautiful pen.

 

[CharlesH]

Okay, you actually made a pen jig for your press drill out of Lego, that is beyond cool!! Nice pen!

 

[maxman400]

Great Work, Beautiful Pen and Welcome.

 

[Etienne]

Thanks to all
Actually, I'm travelling in Paris, sort of honeymoon, with my girlfriend.
I'll post other pics when back at home.

Etienne

 

[rizaydog]

Thats a very nice pen. Great job.

 

[jttheclockman]

First, welcome to the site and we are glad to have you. You already proved yourself as a very talented pen maker and if this is just a sample of some of your work I can't wait to see more. It is always refreshing to see new talent with some great blank making abilities and you have proved you are just that. Stick around and show us more. Thanks for showing. Job very well done.

 

[TerryDowning]

Awesome creative work. Thanks for sharing.

Now I'll have to look into one of those proxxon milling machines.