Classic Ebonite

[drgoretex]

Hello all,

Here is my latest, finished yesterday. Not a custom order, just felt like doing it

This a pretty big pen done up in Cumberland Ebonite. Smelly to turn, and expensive material, but sure makes a nice pen. The special work on this one was to set up the screw-on finial so that the grain of the material stayed lined up. Tricky...

Thanks for looking.

Ken

 

[Robert111]

Uh-oh! Got another case of pen envy! Seriously, that is one beautiful pen. I really love the virtually seamless threaded-on finial. Yes, that Ebonite is gorgeous stuff.

 

[firewhatfire]

that is some pretty stuff.

I attempted some ebonite today and am seriously considering giving up on kitless. That stuff is fouls smelling. I will put my stuff back in the box and wait a another couple of weeks and try again.

 

[jasontg99]

That is beautiful. Precision work at it's best!

 

[76winger]

I've generally not been really impressed with the looks of ebonite overal, but that looks REALLY nice.

 

[turbowagon]

Thanks a beauty, Ken! Simple, yet elegant. Excellent workmanship! Great job on the finial threads, and the matching shape of either end.

- Joe

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

YES!
YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME ANYTIME...​

 

[mrburls]

Excellent work Ken. That is a beautiful pen and matching grain on cap is flawless.

Keith "mrburls"

 

[cnirenberg]

Ken
That is one hot looking pen. I love the look of that ebonite. Beautiful pen.

 

[carpblaster]

That is amazing wish i knew how you all are doing that so good, but i have to try and make a endless and clip first

 

[Brooks803]

Awesome! Very clean. I had to look closely for the seam on the cap finial. GREAT job with the grain alignment and seam. Congrats Ken!

 

[nsfr1206]

Nice. As usual.

 

[MartinPens]

Wow! Wow! Wow!
Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. Well done!

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[glycerine]

OOoooooooo... AAaahhhhhh !!!! NICE!!!!!

 

[markspens]

Beautiful!!!

 

[Jeff G]

That is a beautiful pen for sure! May I ask what the sizes of threads you used on the various parts that needed threading?
Thanks
Jeff G

 

[Lenny]

Superbly done!

I've been thinking about trying some ebonite ... this just about has me convinced!

 

[propencity]

CLASSY-looking pen. Beautiful work, Ken.

 

[thewishman]

Clean and simple - great work! Love the photos, too.

 

[LeeR]

Very classy pen! I've seen the Ebonite blanks online, and they tend to look rather uninteresting, or jsut plain. It is amazing to see how they are transformed into stunning pieces once turned.

I've only turned about 30 or so pens, but look forward to trying my hand at kitless someday.

 

[Dalecamino]

Excellent pen Ken. Love that material. Nice clean clip installation. Hats off to you friend!

 

[boxerman]

Very nice pen. BOOOOOOO Ahhhhhhhh

 

[JeffT]

Great looking pen!

 

[wizard]

Ken, That is an absolutely gorgeous pen in my favorite color of ebonite. I really the profile of the pen and finial/cap grain match is dead on! Thanks for sharing. Doc

 

[brownsfn2]

Amazing work!!!

 

[drgoretex]

Thanks so much for the compliments!

That is a beautiful pen for sure! May I ask what the sizes of threads you used on the various parts that needed threading?
Thanks
Jeff G

Certainly. Cap-to-barrel is 1/2 x 28 (I use my triple-start M12 x 0.8 for smaller pens), barrel-to-front section is M10 x 1, and finial is 5/16 x 24.

Ken

 

[Jeff G]

Ken
Thanks for the info! Would it be safe to say that any thread say around 24 minimum /per inch would be good to use for pens then? In the proper diameter if course.
Peace
Jeff

 

[drgoretex]

Ken
Thanks for the info! Would it be safe to say that any thread say around 24 minimum /per inch would be good to use for pens then? In the proper diameter if course.
Peace
Jeff

Hmmm...not really. In the case of the finial, there is enough wall thickness that it works OK, but you really need to have finer threading for cap to barrel and for barrel to front section (the 1mm thread, or 25.4 tpi, is really on the coarse side), or you cut too deep into your wall thickness and risk breakage.

Ken

 

[Jeff G]

Thanks for the reply, This info and the other threads, about well...threads, have been very helpful to me and I am sure others.
Peace
Jeff G

 

[Stevej72]

Awesome looking pen! I've got some of that Cumberland Ebonite started as my first attempt at a kitless pen. Just waiting on taps and dies.

 

[greggas]

gorgeous pen...great selection of material.