Help finding Kit name and source.

[BlackPearl]

There is a picture of a pen that someone made over at Woodturners Resource that is like none I have ever seen before, the center band and cap end are knurled and the Nib is fluted. It is a two piece pen with turned cap and body the one shown is gold I am sure the Original poster will name that kit when he gets around to it but patients is not my strong point.

Anyone have an Idea on what it might be, and more importantly where he got it?

 

[Justturnin]

Pen...I dont see no stinking pen.:biggrin:

Can you post a pic?

 

[mredburn]

or link to the pen? And its probably not a kit.

 

[BlackPearl]

Yes and no, it is a kit but it is not "just a pen" actually it is a holder for multiple tools including a pen.

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2001845/2987/Pocket-Tool-Pen-Kit--Gold.aspx


Sure is good looking, I may get one to see if a real nib and transition can be installed.

I could not post a picture as I did not have one till the OP posted the link.

 

[mredburn]

Well that explains the knurlling. I know we have had members that turned thier own parts that knurled them. I had not seen a pen kit that had it. Oh and Woodcraft has it!:biggrin:

 

[Sabaharr]

I agree that it looks great but aside from the blade it may not serve much purpose. The screwdriver tips look to be very small, like a jewelers screwdriver (repair your glasses/not very strong), and the ink cartridge doesn't look like it would last very long. Now if they would offer a full up pen kit that looked like that I would be all over it. It is a novelty item. Personal prediction (usually way off the mark) it will come and go, become a penmakers collectors item very shortly.

 

[watchman7]

Here is another source for the pen you described:

http://www.bereahardwoods.com/pen-kit/sets/Tool_pen_screwdriver_knife.html

I have made a few of them. Still have a couple of kits around here somewhere.

 

[Smitty37]

Probably

I agree that it looks great but aside from the blade it may not serve much purpose. The screwdriver tips look to be very small, like a jewelers screwdriver (repair your glasses/not very strong), and the ink cartridge doesn't look like it would last very long. Now if they would offer a full up pen kit that looked like that I would be all over it. It is a novelty item. Personal prediction (usually way off the mark) it will come and go, become a penmakers collectors item very shortly.

The instructions have the date 5/99 so either it has been hiding in a closet or it's already been around (somewhere) for awhile. It's cute but doesn't look too practical to me.