Manu Propria Pens - Tetsu Kugi

[manupropria]

In the last weeks I made some clip experiments, a pen with an archaic clip forged from an iron nail (tetsu-kugi), rusted and sealed. The urushi lacquer was achieved with iron filings sprinkled into wet black urushi lacquer.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[OZturner]

Glorious Work, Martin.
Your Pens are so Unique, I wonder when or if you will ever run out of fresh Ideas.
Your Concepts, Construction, and Finishes are Superb.
As Always, it is Inspiring to View Your Creations.
Regards,
Brian.

 

[manupropria]

Thank you Brian,
There are so many things around that are inspiring for new ideas