Fresh out of the shop. The fountain pen' body was TruStone Balck with Gold veining. The pen is a Black Ti Jr. Gent II FP. Both a first for me. The nib is 22k gold plated, a nice tie into the gold laced throughout the stone body.
This is my first pen using stone which requires more time turning and finishing. I turned the blank round between centers and then drilled on the lathe. I sharpened the bits prior to starting and took my time. It drilled about like acrylic. I turned with my carbide tool with light cuts. No real problems there either. I sanded 240, 320, 500 then MM wet through 12000 and pink rouge on my buffer.
It does take a beautiful polish and the feel and weight is something special. This will be the first of many stone bodied pens to come. Hope you like it.
Danny
This is my first pen using stone which requires more time turning and finishing. I turned the blank round between centers and then drilled on the lathe. I sharpened the bits prior to starting and took my time. It drilled about like acrylic. I turned with my carbide tool with light cuts. No real problems there either. I sanded 240, 320, 500 then MM wet through 12000 and pink rouge on my buffer.
It does take a beautiful polish and the feel and weight is something special. This will be the first of many stone bodied pens to come. Hope you like it.
Danny