82 - Big Black Ebonite

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Made from black ebonite from American Art Plastics.
162mm closed, 138mm open.
16mm thick at barrel to cap threads.

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[Drstrangefart]

That's a real clean look. Way to achieve!

 

[chriselle]

Nice lines Shawn. I have to try a "pointy" pen one of these days....

How goes the urushi, BTW?

 

[TurnaPen]

Really love your work on that one Shawn, Amos

 

[SDB777]

Almost needs a gold ring on the other end(or two) to balance the cap to the pen(IMHO, you be the master at kitless).


Like the clean line from using the black blank. Another great pen for ya:biggrin:






Scott (you lost your file) B

 

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Thanks!
Gold accent rings would be nice - but I wouldn't know where to look for those type of things. If I had them would I need a metal lathe to turn them right? Or just use my carbide tip penpro?

 

[crabcreekind]

Almost needs a gold ring on the other end(or two) to balance the cap to the pen(IMHO, you be the master at kitless).


Like the clean line from using the black blank. Another great pen for ya:biggrin:






Scott (you lost your file) B

you can use brass. and turn it with your pen pro.

 

[watch_art]

Do I just use brass tubing? Sandwich it in on the pen and turn it as one piece?

 

[InvisibleMan]

I really like this one, Shawn. Right up my alley. I actually have one planned like it, but with a polished silver nib and ring. I bought M3 aluminum I'm going to try to make a ring with on the finial end of the barrel. They also make an M3 gold that I also bought. Unfortunately, I bought the smaller 5/8" M3, so may not be big enough. I may make a smaller pen to start with.

I'm not sure what the M3 looks like though, not sure if it would match the clip or not. It's pricey, so I'm a bit hesitant to use it for experimentation.

What I'm planning to do for the ring is make a small tenon for the ring to slip over, then glue the tenon into the barrel, sandwiching the ring, but not relying on it for stability. Hope that makes sense.

 

[Drstrangefart]

Do I just use brass tubing? Sandwich it in on the pen and turn it as one piece?

You might be better off segmenting with sheets of brass. That's what I do with sheets of aluminum when I'm feeling particularly brave.

 

[Brooks803]

Looks great Shawn! Very nice nib you've got on there. It this for a customer?

 

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Yep! It's going to India after I write a full barrel of ink out of it. He wants me to do a complete writing test with it to make sure it's smooth and doesn't leak or burp.

 

[Dustygoose]

Another beauty Shawn

 

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Thanks!