Since there have been several clipless pens recently, I thought I would show a couple that are tipless. This is not new, and there was a similar pen shown here recently. The difference with these is that there is a metal Slim-Line tip buried inside on the end of the brass tube. That solves any problems with wear and possible breakage of the wood at the tip. The only problem is that the pen has to be big enough at the tip to cover the metal tip. I have been making these for about a year, they seem to be durable, and there is no plating to wear off.
The top pen is Eastern Cedar and the one under it is from a piece of Gold Desert Ironwood that BB threw in the box with my last order. Both are finished with CA glue.