Pretty Wood Fountain Pen

[budnder]

Had a request for a wooden fountain pen, kit and postability didn't matter... I went with a Churchill, as I like the section, the rounded look and the lack of bling. Used a Olive Root Burl blank from George's Bits of Timber. Swapped the nib out for a tuned up Bock.

 

[robutacion]

Wow, that's a well made pen and talking of character, you ain't see many pieces of wood to match those.:biggrin:

Thanks for showing and mentioning the blank's origin...!

Cheers
George

 

[Jim15]

Great looking pen.

 

[Tom1697]

Great looking pen! Thanks for mentioning where you got the blanks. I am fairly new to pen turning (6 months now) and I am always looking for quality places to find blanks.


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[budnder]

Thanks for the kind words.

You know... I admit to being hesitant about ordering wood and shipping it from Australia (where George is) to the US (where I am). But while the shipping is higher, but it's not that much higher when taken in the context of a larger order, say north of $50 for example. The delivery time was only an extra couple of days longer than what I experience with eBay. And then you consider how much money you spend on equipment and other supplies... the extra fifty cents shipping on a burl is probably not where I'd find an fifty cents to save in my undertaking. The experience has me wanting to explore other "out of country" blank providers also.

 

[OZturner]

Excellent Pen, Roy.
Magnificent Olive Burl from George's Special Stash.
Excellent Fit and Finish.
Congratulations,
Brian.