Penultimate
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I was finishing up the cap on a kitless fountain pen that Ive been working on for at least 6 months. It takes me a long time to design and make a pen due to family time and work. For instance, i finished the drawings for this pen on 8/21. I was excited to finish it during my vacation. I wanted to show it to my Dad on Christmas. He taught me turning and pen making.
I was removing material from the end of the cap sneaking up on stripe alignment between the cap and body. I was almost there when I retracted the tool from the cut and spun the carriage wheel the wrong way slamming the tool into the cap. I was so devastated and shocked that I didn't even swear or throw anything
. I trimmed 3/8" off the end of the cap and rethreaded it. Now the nib sticks out the other end. I'm not sure I can thin out the finial to allow the nib inside it. .
Oh well, I wasted months and a beautiful blue blank from Exotoc Blanks. :frown:
I was finishing up the cap on a kitless fountain pen that Ive been working on for at least 6 months. It takes me a long time to design and make a pen due to family time and work. For instance, i finished the drawings for this pen on 8/21. I was excited to finish it during my vacation. I wanted to show it to my Dad on Christmas. He taught me turning and pen making.
I was removing material from the end of the cap sneaking up on stripe alignment between the cap and body. I was almost there when I retracted the tool from the cut and spun the carriage wheel the wrong way slamming the tool into the cap. I was so devastated and shocked that I didn't even swear or throw anything
. I trimmed 3/8" off the end of the cap and rethreaded it. Now the nib sticks out the other end. I'm not sure I can thin out the finial to allow the nib inside it. . Oh well, I wasted months and a beautiful blue blank from Exotoc Blanks. :frown:
