Wooden pens - Now with CAPS! :)

[watch_art]

This pen is made from African Blackwood - a member of the rosewood family.
One is 161mm closed, 140mm open, 198mm posted. (fat barrel - spotted cap)
The other is157mm closed, 135mm open, and 180mm postted. (skinny barrel - solid cap)
Both have 5/8" cap to barrel threads.

 

[boxerman]

Very nice looking pen. Did you cut threads in the wood for the cap or did you plastic?

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Really like the wood ones.

 

[watch_art]

Thanks!

Plastic inserts.

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[Dustygoose]

Love the one with sapwood.

 

[bitshird]

Nice work, I would suppose that the Blackwood should thread better than many woods, since it is quite dense and oily, and reasonably hard.
But I think I would do a plastic/PR liner for the cap, internal threading would seem a very scary thing on a pretty hard wood turned thin like your caps.

 

[watch_art]

They do have plastic threaded inserts. I didn't thread the wood. At no point will I ever thread wood.

 

[glycerine]

You, sir, are the man!! Great job on pulling that off.

 

[Andrew_K99]

Great job.

Do you think they'd be as strong as an acrylic pen of the same size? Do you think the wood compromise the strength and/or stability of the pen?

AK

 

[watch_art]

I don't know if it's going to be weaker or stronger because of the wood. I do know that if the inserts ever break out I'll be making free replacement parts.

If I had a metal lathe, I'd do like Sailor and Pilot and other big makers, and use metal threaded inserts instead of plastic.

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[glycerine]

I don't know if it's going to be weaker or stronger because of the wood. I do know that if the inserts ever break out I'll be making free replacement parts.

If I had a metal lathe, I'd do like Sailor and Pilot and other big makers, and use metal threaded inserts instead of plastic.

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You COULD try aluminum. It turns and threads easily on a wood lathe and with taps/dies. At least the aluminum rod I got from Home Depot a while back does. I know there are different alloys, but I say give it a shot if you have the time.

 

[watch_art]

Thanks! Good idea. I'd need the 6061 rod stock? I'll go check the the other thread where it was mentioned.

 

[BRobbins629]

I don't know if it's going to be weaker or stronger because of the wood. I do know that if the inserts ever break out I'll be making free replacement parts.

If I had a metal lathe, I'd do like Sailor and Pilot and other big makers, and use metal threaded inserts instead of plastic.

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You COULD try aluminum. It turns and threads easily on a wood lathe and with taps/dies. At least the aluminum rod I got from Home Depot a while back does. I know there are different alloys, but I say give it a shot if you have the time.

Brass is even easier - and if it comes out nice, you can easily have it plated in the material of your choice.