Daughter and I made an American fontain pen

[galoot_loves_tools]

My daughter came over yesterday and we made her an American fountain pen (titanium-gold) out of some birdseye maple. She picked out the blank and helped with the sanding/polishing. I finished this pen with de-waxed blond shellac. She was pretty happy with the outcome. This was my first pen with a 2-piece barrel. the others have been Sierras and Atlas's:

 

[broitblat]

Tom,

Looks like some great work. Your finish seems to make the grain really pop!

-Barry

 

[NavyDiver]

Nice work - it looks very nice!

 

[guts]

Tom,y'all did very good on the pen and finish,way to go.

 

[jjenk02]

Looks great to me..

 

[galoot_loves_tools]

Originally posted by broitblat
<br />Tom,

Looks like some great work. Your finish seems to make the grain really pop!

-Barry

Thanks Barry, I used two coats of 2 lb cut shellac (Zinsser Sealcoat) as a sanding sealer. I sanded starting with 400 grit to 12000 MM then applied a coat of BLO. I wiped that off and applied several coats of shellac then rubbed that out to 12000 MM. I applied a coat of Ren wax and called it a day.

 

[toolcrazy]

Nice pen. My first fountain pen was that kit. I used two tone amboyna. I like that kit.

 

[LostintheWoods]

Very nice! Your daughter and you did a great job--and the wood choice is excellent!

 

[johncrane]

well done Tom!looks really good.[]

 

[chigdon]

Excellent job!

 

[huntersilver]

Nice looking pen and good eyes!

 

[galoot_loves_tools]

Originally posted by chigdon
<br />Excellent job!

Thanks, Chris - hey I like your site. How do you carve the 'H' on your pens?

 

[CaptG]

Really nice pen. Good job. Good eye picking out that blank.