My first fountain pen

[akingkubo]

I turned my first two fountain pens this today. I have not bought a fountain pen kit before because I rarely see fountain pens used but then I thought, why not? I owned a fountain pen years ago and I love how they write.
Since this is a high end pen for me, I used a blank called Fiji Blank which is the most expensive blank I have bought so far. Because of how much it cost, I was VERY careful with turning this blank and praying I will not botch it up.
Thank goodness I did not!
I am very happy with the result.
What do you all think? It surely writes awesome!
Maria

 

[walshjp17]

Beautiful pen, Nice F&F.

 

[akingkubo]

Thanks, John! I am sorry for sounding dumb but is F&F?

 

[walshjp17]

An abbreviation we use here for 'fit and finish'.

 

[vcostolo]

Look great!!! I will have to give that a try eventually!

 

[Band Saw Box]

Very nice pen Maria. I like the blank a lot. Fitb and finish is great.

 

[akingkubo]

Thanks, John for the info about F&F. Helps a newbie like me to know the lingo.
Thank ya'll! I am sure learning a lot from this site!

 

[plano_harry]

Hi Maria, that is a beautiful pen. The colors work well together and I don't see anything that could be improved. I see that you are new to IAP, but it looks like you have made some pens before!

If you want to crack the code, go the IAP Library > References > Acronyms and you will see a pretty good list of all the ones we use here

 

[akingkubo]

Thanks so much, Harry! They need to add "F&F" on the list 'coz I did not see it there. or I missed it after going through it three times.
I started pen turning Aug of last year and now I can't stop! It's like blood for vampires!
My husband got me into this so I blame him for all my expenses.
Sorry for babbling. Thanks again! Maria

 

[akingkubo]

Sorry, all! This is a duplicate from my previous posts but I don't know how to delete it so I just typed this line. M~

 

[plano_harry]

We missed F&F ??

 

[Tom T]

Yes it is a great pen for sure. I like the fit an finish as well. Great job on the photo a well.

 

[cestmoi]

That is a really nice pen, Maria! I've thought the same thing about fountain pens, but now I may have to give one a go.

 

[OZturner]

Beautiful Pen, Maria.
Superb Blank, Fit and Finish.
I would love to see a Photo, with the Cap Fitted, to view the entire Pen.
Congratulations,
Brian.

 

[Quality Pen]

Very nice looking pen! That black lower barrel really strikes me!

 

[johncrane]

Well done great end result.

 

[akingkubo]

Here it is Brian!