Glass pens.

[Ligget]

Hello everyone, came accross this site whilst surfing the net. It is about glass pens made by lampworkers, I presume they are made at the end of the day to use up molton glass thats left over.
Web site is www.glass-pen.com/history.htm

There are some beautiful colours, worth a look!

 

[Tom McMillan]

WOW, Mark---those are "amazing"!!! Thanks for sharing. Wonder how they do the nib on those---heck how do they do it all---better not drop one though, huh?

 

[btboone]

I was considering using a test tube for part of a pen. It would probably be hard to work properly into a design though.

That is a neat concept there Mark. They look like they actually work pretty well according to the text.

 

[Fleabit]

Now that is neat! Like the colors and style.

 

[KKingery]

Thanks for sharing the info! Interesting concept - it would never work for me though - I'd drop it in a minute!

 

[jkirkb94]

Beautiful pen! I would be scared that I might drop it! [] Kirk[8D]

 

[DCBluesman]

I've got a glass pen like that...handmade for me a few years back. They have tiny grooves in the nib section that use capillary action to draw and release the ink. It writes wonderfully!

 

[Gregory Huey]

It may write good but looks like it would be tuff on shirt pockets.

 

[jwoodwright]

Reminds me of the instructions on my Ceramic Sharpening Stone " You only drop it once"...

Beautiful pen...

 

[GregD]

You just had to do it!! I think I'm going to dig out my glassblowing equipment, again.

 

[Ligget]

Go for it Greg!!!

 

[GregD]

If I could ever get something as beautiful as that, I'd be a millionair. I think that is why I put the equipment away in the first place.

 

[Tropical]

Cool looking pen. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jdavis]

Thanks for the site. Interesting idea. I am like others, I would drop it and have to clean up the mess. I like the style.

 

[DCBluesman]

Here's my glass pen. It's really difficult to get a good pic of glass!

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[Ligget]

Hi Lou, Superb pen, did you make it?

 

[DCBluesman]

Originally posted by HISNIBS
<br />Hi Lou, Superb pen, did you make it?

I only WISH I had made it, Mark. I went on a tour of Italy years back and found a shop where a young guy was apprenticing. I watched him for an hour and purchased the very pen he had just completed. It writes like a dream.

 

[wdcav1952]

Originally posted by GregD
<br />You just had to do it!! I think I'm going to dig out my glassblowing equipment, again.

Just remember to be like former President Clinton, don't inhale! []

 

[GregD]

Yea, it really sucks when you inhale while blowing glass. You get that glassed over feeling.