Kitless Pen Voting Poll

[mredburn]

We had 10 great pens entered this year and they are some great works of art. Choosing will be tough but someones got to do it. That someone is you!
Thank you to all who entered and the best of luck to you.

We will only have one poll to decide the winner of the 2015 Kitless Pen Competition for the Bash,

Choose 3 Pens

Give them your support and good luck to all.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 1

Tell us about your entry: In 1929 Sheaffer introduced the Balance, a slick art deco design that would head its lineup for the next 15 years. My version close to Sheaffer's classic Oversize model: 5 5/8 inches long capped and 5/8 inches in diameter at the cap bands. Before beginning I sketch the pen to establish exact diameters at precise points along its length, and then the surface is turned to those precise dimensions. The clip seam and cap bands are undetectable to touch. The cap and barrel screw together smoothly in 1 1/4 turns. The blood-veined green pearl material I used is the same celluloid Sheaffer used in their 1990s Limited Edition Millenium, a tribute to the original Balance. The clip is a rhodium plated Triton, and the steel nib/feed unit is from German maker Jowo. The cap bands are sterling silver stamped out of flat stock by hand with dies and a brass hammer on my bench.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 2

Alumilite body and front grip section. 12mm grip section to body threads. Schmidt roller refill.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 3

Tell us about your entry: This pen is made from poly resin strengthened with a sleeve of delrin running down the middle of the pen so that it can be threaded and add strength to the pen. The section is made from black Ebonite. The nib is a Heritance #6 nib with Bock Feed The cap threads are 12x75 Section threads are 9x75 The lower body of the pen is extra long for large hands. Thanks for looking!

 

[mredburn]

Pen 4

Tell us about your entry: Custom Fountain pen that started with a black ebonite base. I then sprayed a black basecoat paint followed by different sized metal flake (the same as used in custom car paint jobs). Then I sprayed several very thin coats of Chameleon paint. Black ebonite front section with a satin finish hosting a #6 Two Tone Heritance nib.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 5

Tell us about your entry: Fountain pen in Tru-Stone Materials: Natural malachite/azurite tru-stone,acrylic, alloy 360 brass Cap length: 63.1 mm Cap width: 15.24 mm Barrel length: 113.97 mm Barrel width (at widest): 13.16 mm Closed length: 145.32 mm Posted length: 148.34 mm Weight: 27.48 gm. Ink delivery: C/C--Bock #5 nib

 

[mredburn]

Pen 6

Tell us about your entry: Inspired by the paint job on a hot rod at a local classic car show, this pen has been created from a custom burnt orange color with pearl highlights and solid black trim and front section. A matching jewel created from the orange body material tops the cap finial. A simple gold nib and clip finish it off.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 7

Tell us about your entry: This is a rollerball pen made out of vintage cellulose acetate from the 20s and 30s. The body and front section are one piece. The threads are triple start.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 8

Tell us about your entry: "Angels and Demons". Double-cast from black and white opaque urethane in a 360 degree tessellated pattern, this pen symbolizes the dualistic nature of good and evil. The images are the same on both barrels, but the black "demons" are more apparent against the white lower section whereas the white "angels" are easier to visualize on the black cap - a metamorphosis from one end to the other. I chose not to add a clip because I felt the imagery would be clearer without it.

 

[mredburn]

Pen 9

Tell us about your entry: This one was difficult to make. It took multiple tries to get it right in a time crunch. I have wanted to make a custom with deer antler ever since I have seen wooden customs posted. I'm really happy with how it turned out! Deer Antler with Black Alumilite Inserts. No. 6 Steel. Meisternib. Weight: 24 g With Cap: 14.4 cm Bottom: 12.8 cm Cap: 6.5 cm

 

[mredburn]

Pen 10

Tell us about your entry: This is my 6th kitless pen, and I tried out some new ideas on this one. I had never seen a coffee bean kitless before, so I decided that's what I would make. This necessitated a sleeve inside the coffee bean blank to add strength and allow for threading. Since I did not want the black Alumilite I used for the sleeve to show in the threading, I decided to make the barrel threads on the section, also a new technique for me. To complete the coffee, I used a nice coffee-colored swirly blank. This pen uses a JoWo feed, and, since I didn't have a gold JoWo nib, I fitted a Heritance nib to this pen.

 

[Carl Fisher]

Wow.

 

[Krash]

What an absolute stunning set of entries!!!!!!

Pressure ... I am feeling the pressure to select three. Crazy-making!

 

[The Penguin]

wow - wish I could vote for more than 3.

good luck to all!

 

[mark james]

Picking only 3 is simply not fair. This is an amazingly talented group! Well done to all.

 

[triw51]

WOW fantastic pens I had a hard time voting for 3

 

[southernclay]

That was tough.....I'm pretty sure aliens made all of these pens, amazing stuff!

 

[magier412]

Wow...hardest vote yet. All of these entries are fantastic! Kudos to all the participants...these are all winners as far as I'm concerned!

 

[Dale Lynch]

Beautifull pens contestants,just beautifull.

 

[mredburn]

Only a couple days left to vote if you havent.
The polls wont be open as long this year so get your vote in!

 

[danrs]

These pens are really something. This group certainly gives us something to shoot for.

 

[wyone]

amazing work.. hard to imagine all done by hand.....

 

[bloodhound]

I have looked all of the pens over 3 times. I have to go look again. As I am unable to pick 3. Amazing work all of you.

 

[JimB]

They are all amazing. Picking only 3 was extremely difficult.

 

[Dalepenkala]

Great pens everyone of them! Congrats to everyone!

 

[Sylvanite]

Proper Credit

I forgot to mention it in my pen description, but the angels and demons tessellation is not my original creation, but rather a simplified version of M.C. Escher's famous design. So, I'd like to give proper credit - and apologize for my earlier omission.

Sincerely,
Eric

 

[plano_harry]

Wow! That is inspiring work!!