First (successful) Section

[Stevej72]

Recently I posted my first kitless pen, but it used an El Grande section. I had just enough of the Cumberland left to make a section for this pen but the El Grande section is shorter than this and so the cap won't fit. Now I have to find some more Cumberland to make a pen for the section. Exotic Blanks is out of it, anyone know where I might find some?

I had practiced with some other materials but hadn't successfully completed a section. I found the Ebonite much easier to work with than acrylic or whatever else I had scraps of for practice.

 

[Scott.tudhope]

That's gorgeous.

 

[glycerine]

You could order straight from the source!

 

[BRobbins629]

Now I have to find some more Cumberland to make a pen for the section. Exotic Blanks is out of it, anyone know where I might find some?

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[Rich L]

I have a ton of it. PM if interested.
Cheers,
Rich

 

[Gilrock]

Nice job on the section. Kinda sounds like me. I've got a pen completed minus the cap waiting for more material to arrive. Takes a lot more inches of blank to do a kitless. I started with an 8" piece but came up just short for the cap piece cause my first cut was too long due to me thinking I was going to incorporate the cap threads into the section then changed my mind.

Gil

 

[drgoretex]

Beautiful pen!!

Ken

 

[BSea]

That is very nice. And what is cumberland? Is it similar to ebonite?

 

[Stevej72]

Thank you for the nice comments! Cumberland is a red/black ebonite, at least that is the way I understand it.

Rich, I will PM you.

 

[Rich L]

Cumberland is the stuff on the right

Rich

 

[BSea]

Thank you for the nice comments! Cumberland is a red/black ebonite, at least that is the way I understand it.

Rich, I will PM you.

Cumberland is the stuff on the right

Rich

Ok, thanks. Until I looked at the pen picture, I had only looked at the section, and didn't notice the red in it.

 

[Haynie]

Just looked at your website rich......Seriously sweet pens there.

Just realized someone might take offense to the pen porn statement.