Manu Propria Pens - Aka Fubuki

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manupropria

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• Jan 15, 2019

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A Pair of "Shibui" Type Ebonite pens with a "Rankaku" eggshell urushi lacquer I call "Aka-Fubuki-Nuri" Red Snowstorm Lacquer

Enjoy the week

Best regards,

Martin

 

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OZturner

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• Jan 15, 2019

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Divine Pens Martin,
Beautiful Profiles and Proportions.
Beautifully Turned.
Magnificent Finish.
Spectacular Craftsmanship.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

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Beautiful work.

 

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Beautiful effect Martin. Thanks for sharing.

 

Pierre---

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• Jan 15, 2019

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Beautiful pens as always Martin.

I suppose you brake your shells yourself. They seam rather regular, no big ones. Does that mean you sort sizes? How do you do that? I always wonder about raden pieces of mother-of -pearl. Do you cut them yourself? I wish I would know more about that.

Thanks for the answer, and congratulations for your pens.

 

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• Jan 16, 2019

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Thank you very much.

I am crushing the eggshells in an old coffee mill and callibrate them in various sieves

 

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• Jan 16, 2019

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Amazing work as usual!!

Thanks for sharing, Martin

 

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• Jan 16, 2019

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Beautiful work as always Martin! Rankaku is one of my next projects.

I also use a coffee grinder to chop up my abalone shell pieces.

 

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• Jan 16, 2019

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Gorgeous work, Martin !!!!

 

Pierre---

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• Jan 18, 2019

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Brooks803 said:

I also use a coffee grinder to chop up my abalone shell pieces.

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Would your share more about that ? Any pic of your shell grindings? What do you start from? I saw some paper mop in Australia, maybe. Any photo of your pieces using crushed abalone?

 

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• Jan 19, 2019

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Crushed Abalone can be purchased. I buy mine from Watanabe Shôten in Tokyo. They are available in different sizes

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