Pocket pen/Desk pen/maybe in the middle

[Jjartwood]

I am a big fan of the Marksman Pen line because I won't have to worry about the finish degrading, so a while back I had a chance to buy a good size lot of feather blanks for the Eagle.
The brighter color blanks did not complement the Eagle kit as much as I had hoped ( not due in any part to the quality of the blanks or the kit just a taste thing) But as it turned out they look great on the Marksman Falcon kit.(again my taste only).
The mental gymnastics for me was,what do I do with the cap blank?
Well this is what I came up with,I don't think it qualifies as a desk pen but it does give you a spot to put the pen.
C&C if you like
Mark

 

[Chatham PenWorks]

Slick idea. Maybe make a larger base, and add a bit of contour to the "cap"? You have a dual purpose pen, that looks sweet. I'm concerned about the brass edge scratching the pen, though. Ant issues there?

 

[Jjartwood]

Slick idea. Maybe make a larger base, and add a bit of contour to the "cap"? You have a dual purpose pen, that looks sweet. I'm concerned about the brass edge scratching the pen, though. Ant issues there?

Actually no,I left the top side of the blank untrimmed and used a 60% counter sink so the edge of the brass is not exposed and the nib rides on the plastic
Mark:biggrin:

 

[plantman]

" Waste not, want not " Another fantastic idea Mark. Jim S

 

[mikespenturningz]

I like it Mark nice job. I like that blank..

 

[pensbydesign]

certainly would work in the pocket so it must be a desk pen, like the idea the base doesn't detract from the pen

 

[thewishman]

It's a pocket pen with a docking station!:biggrin: