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The pen kit was given to me by Don Nicholas from Nth America I rarely make larger pens and they are easier really simple to make.Thanks Don.
Having survived Cancer call from the leading Urologist in town in 1985 I took a round the world for 7 weeks journey calling in At Bombay India hired a guide with his car for a day for 25 our money whilst at the Hanging Gardens casually asked where I could buy gems to take back for my family of wife five daughters and son he turned out related to half the City and we went to his cousins Gem Business. I am of modest means and very reasonably cheap purchases of Diamonds, Rubies, Pearls, Emeralds etc in earrings and cut stones was able to have three handfullsof these, the law was a smallish top figure only per day from one place so I took a gamble and had three post dated transactions that I could easily repay on return (turned out safe as a bank). Reason I mention this is I strewed the balance left after all these years in one pic of the pen as a reminder to me.
I have a mate from 55 yrs ago who has an Opal Mine out west he still works at 65 yrs of age underground by hand and I asked him to fashion one for the top of the pen.
Tapped the centre of the cap out and fitted the Opal after assembling the pen. The timber blank arrived many yrs ago covered in laquer my favourite horror and dread but the Golden Amboyna was exceptional it did darken with finishing. Altogether a fun task these larger pens are so easy to make.
Kind regards Peter.
Having survived Cancer call from the leading Urologist in town in 1985 I took a round the world for 7 weeks journey calling in At Bombay India hired a guide with his car for a day for 25 our money whilst at the Hanging Gardens casually asked where I could buy gems to take back for my family of wife five daughters and son he turned out related to half the City and we went to his cousins Gem Business. I am of modest means and very reasonably cheap purchases of Diamonds, Rubies, Pearls, Emeralds etc in earrings and cut stones was able to have three handfullsof these, the law was a smallish top figure only per day from one place so I took a gamble and had three post dated transactions that I could easily repay on return (turned out safe as a bank). Reason I mention this is I strewed the balance left after all these years in one pic of the pen as a reminder to me.
I have a mate from 55 yrs ago who has an Opal Mine out west he still works at 65 yrs of age underground by hand and I asked him to fashion one for the top of the pen.
Tapped the centre of the cap out and fitted the Opal after assembling the pen. The timber blank arrived many yrs ago covered in laquer my favourite horror and dread but the Golden Amboyna was exceptional it did darken with finishing. Altogether a fun task these larger pens are so easy to make.
Kind regards Peter.
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