Whale Bone Fountain Pen

[NewfoundlandLaw]

Pen #14: Minke Whale Bone with 14 Coates of Cyanoacrylate. Set in a Gunmetal Fountain Pen.

Total Time: 2.5 Hours

Step #1: Ask a Whale nicely for a rib bone. If this doesn't work, see Step #2. (Warning, Whales are jerks who will just swim right away while you are talking to them.)

Step #2: Hunt and Debone a Whale. (If, like me, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans laughed at you when you tried to buy a whaling licence, you can scrounge for old bones.)

Step #3 - #71: Make a Pen...


Pen Turning on the Rock

 

[1080Wayne]

That is a whale of a pen ! If you have spare bones on your beach , there probably would be a market for a few around here .

 

[bsshog40]

That is very nice! Was it hard to turn bone?

 

[NewfoundlandLaw]

That is very nice! Was it hard to turn bone?

Not so hard to turn, but hard to drill exactly to ensure you don't have to use the porous centre.


Pen Turning on the Rock

 

[magpens]

Beaut Pen !!! ... And quite unusual !! ... Well Done !!

Step #3 - #71: Make a Pen...

Total Time: 2.5 Hours

So 68 Steps in 2.5 Hours ... That's really good going. . I can't figure out how you guys, even newbies, can make a pen that fast. . The fastest for me is about 5 hours and I have been doing this for nearly 10 years !! . If speed comes with age, I'll never get there !!

 

[NewfoundlandLaw]

Beaut Pen !!! ... And quite unusual !! ... Well Done !!

Step #3 - #71: Make a Pen...

Total Time: 2.5 Hours

So 68 Steps in 2.5 Hours ... That's really good going. . I can't figure out how you guys, even newbies, can make a pen that fast. . The fastest for me is about 5 hours and I have been doing this for nearly 10 years !! . If speed comes with age, I'll never get there !!

If I don't hit any unexpected speed bumps it takes me about 2.5-3.0 hours. If I run into finishing or lathing problems, 4.0-5.0 hours is not unusual. Depends on the pen and my luck that day.


Pen Turning on the Rock