First kitless fountain pen

[Brumar72]

This is a prototype, my first bespoke fountain pen.
Olive wood, red acrylic for threads and water buffalo horn for section.
140mm long when capped, 16 grams of weight.
Melamine satin finish. Bock 250 #6.

 

[CjG78]

Your first??? Wow!! That's beautiful. Well done mate

 

[eteska]

Oh man. What a first! I really like it. How did the horn thread?

 

[Brumar72]

Your first??? Wow!! That's beautiful. Well done mate

Thanks Casey,
This is actually a prototype since i had to figure out how to thread barrel and cap with triple lead treads, and mostly how to deal with wood, I had to make acrylic insertions before starting the pen.
Next step will be using better acrylics, test if buffalo horn is suitable for sections and installing clips!

 

[Brumar72]

Oh man. What a first! I really like it. How did the horn thread?

The horn thread really well, was a pleasure to work with. The only concern is: will it crack? Somebody says yes, some others say no...

 

[jalbert]

The horn thread really well, was a pleasure to work with. The only concern is: will it crack? Somebody says yes, some others say no...

With constant proximity to moisture and ink, cracking is a a virtual certainty. Best to use a stable material like acrylic.

 

[leehljp]

Beautiful pen! When it does crack, replace the horn with more durable material.

If this is your first kitless, you have a bright future in custom pens!

 

[Brumar72]

Beautiful pen! When it does crack, replace the horn with more durable material.

If this is your first kitless, you have a bright future in custom pens!

Thanks a lot Hank, I'll surely follow your hint. I won't sell this one.

Concerning bespoke pens, I think most of pen turners, after making many kit pens, want to try to explore the kitless world: it's a lot of fun and freedom of choices!

 

[Jim15]

Great work.

 

[RichAldrich]

The red looks great with the olive! Very nice first!

 

[magpens]

Such a beautiful pen !!! . . Thanks for showing !!!! . . . .

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Nicely done.

 

[TDahl]

Very nice!

 

[Lucky2]

Marco, that truly is a gorgeous pen, thr combination of colours really makes it pop.

Len

 

[Brumar72]

Marco, that truly is a gorgeous pen, thr combination of colours really makes it pop.

Len

Thanks a lot, Len. I really appreciate.

 

[Chriscb]

Hey well turned that man. Good grain alignment on the closed pen and the combination of colours do indeed pop.

Chriscb