A few weeks ( months, actually !! ) ago, I had a play with making finger rings from old coins. I made a couple
I went on to say I'd like to see if I could make a small enough ring to be used as a center band on a pen. The smallest I could make with the tooling was just too big.....but I eventually got there..:biggrin:
My wonderful wife is in Swaziland with 14 teenagers from her school for the next three weeks.......so PLAY TIME in the Rat Cave !!!:biggrin:
This pen uses the FP section from a Spring Blossom ( I think ) but the rest is custom. The clip is from a 1967 Half Crown ( with reeding removed), The cap ring is made from a 1960 Sixpence and the finial is made by simply doming and recessing a 1936 Thrupence.
It was great fun to make and I learned a lot. Although not flawless, I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. I hope you like it too.
I went on to say I'd like to see if I could make a small enough ring to be used as a center band on a pen. The smallest I could make with the tooling was just too big.....but I eventually got there..:biggrin:
My wonderful wife is in Swaziland with 14 teenagers from her school for the next three weeks.......so PLAY TIME in the Rat Cave !!!:biggrin:
This pen uses the FP section from a Spring Blossom ( I think ) but the rest is custom. The clip is from a 1967 Half Crown ( with reeding removed), The cap ring is made from a 1960 Sixpence and the finial is made by simply doming and recessing a 1936 Thrupence.
It was great fun to make and I learned a lot. Although not flawless, I'm pretty pleased with the way it came out. I hope you like it too.
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