13mm stepless #3 - Brown Crushed Velvet

[PatrickR]

My third 13mm stepless pen. The next will be 12mm. Vintage Brown Crushed Velvet with acrylic accents.
Max Diameter = 15.4mm
Length = 142mm (5.5")
24g without ink.
Q, C & C welcome.

 

[its_virgil]

Absolutely stunning. Very well done. Love the stepless look.
Crushed velvet is my favorite plastic blank but I only have 5/8 square blanks. What size did you use for this pen, please? Source, if available. Thanks.

Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[jalbert]

Good attempt, however I don't know about the bands. With the character of the material and your finial coin going on, I would have left them out or used something neutral, like metal.

 

[PatrickR]

Absolutely stunning. Very well done. Love the stepless look.
Crushed velvet is my favorite plastic blank but I only have 5/8 square blanks. What size did you use for this pen, please? Source, if available. Thanks.

Do a good turn daily!
Don

Thanks. Stepless is the way to go to get a slim FP.
I have 5/8 blanks that I got from @mrburls. I have gotten gold, brown, red, green and blue. This was the only brown i had.

 

[PatrickR]

Good attempt, however I don't know about the bands. With the character of the material and your finial coin going on, I would have left them out or used something neutral, like metal.

Thanks for the input. I dont always make the best choice with accents maybe a visualization thing. I do like to use the chunk materials for accents for some reason.

 

[its_virgil]

Thanks. Stepless is the way to go to get a slim FP.
I have 5/8 blanks that I got from @mrburls. I have gotten gold, brown, red, green and blue. This was the only brown i had.

Even more impressive using 5/8 square blanks...no room for mistakes.
Don

 

[tgsponge1]

Amazing. Very nicely done

 

[sorcerertd]

Beautiful pen! I love that blank. Maybe just personal preference, but I rather like the bands. What material did you use for them?

 

[Fine Engineer]

I love this design! I actually like the segments and think they work well with the body color. Aesthetics are entirely subjective, so there's no wrong answer there.
This is the first time I've seen a removable end to access the ink mechanism. I really like that feature. It seems cleaner than removing the full nib assembly and filling it that way. Exceptional work.

 

[Larryreitz]

I also really like the removable end which allows access to the refillable ink cartridge. Very nice work.

 

[PatrickR]

Beautiful pen! I love that blank. Maybe just personal preference, but I rather like the bands. What material did you use for them?

Thanks!
i have developed a style that I like without trying to emulate others work and how I do the accents is part of that. Not everyone cup of tea but it works for me. There are a lot of people that use a single metal band in these areas to good effect.
i used some gold accent blank from The Pensmiths and a white with gold chunk that I cant remember where I got.

 

[Valleyboy]

Good job and kudos for trying to do something a bit different with the accents.

Does the section unscrew or does the c/c pull out via the blind cap?

Cheers
Ash

 

[PatrickR]

Good job and kudos for trying to do something a bit different with the accents.

Does the section unscrew or does the c/c pull out via the blind cap?

Cheers
Ash

Thanks Ash!
yes the section is threaded.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

I like it. The rings around the clip band add a lot of class.

 

[Valleyboy]

Thanks Ash!
yes the section is threaded.

Cool.

I have a feeling I just bought this material (or something very similar). Do you know if this is old Parker Ceblox? It looks great in any case.

 

[PatrickR]

Cool.

I have a feeling I just bought this material (or something very similar). Do you know if this is old Parker Ceblox? It looks great in any case.

I was told that it was used by Shaffer and probably made in England. I am not sure exactly what it type of plastic it is.

 

[Pierre---]

Very attractive pen Patrick. And interesting: I never made any stepless because I thought the step cap-barrel has to be too big. But yours seems just great. What I understand from your measures is that the cap is less than 1.2mm thick at the entrance, is that correct?

 

[PatrickR]

Very attractive pen Patrick. And interesting: I never made any stepless because I thought the step cap-barrel has to be too big. But yours seems just great. What I understand from your measures is that the cap is less than 1.2mm thick at the entrance, is that correct?

Thanks!
measuring with my cheap digital calipers it is .85mm at the opening before the threads start. This is thin but it feels adequate. I don't foresee it being an issue.

 

[Pierre---]

Thank you Patrick, you make me want to give it a try!

 

[PatrickR]

Thank you Patrick, you make me want to give it a try!

You are welcome. I look forward to seeing what you make.

 

[JamesC]

My third 13mm stepless pen. The next will be 12mm. Vintage Brown Crushed Velvet with acrylic accents.
Max Diameter = 15.4mm
Length = 142mm (5.5")
24g without ink.
Q, C & C welcome.
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Love it. Working on one with converter access through the barrel end as well. Really like the clip and the bands.
Jim

 

[PatrickR]

Love it. Working on one with converter access through the barrel end as well. Really like the clip and the bands.
Jim

Thanks!
show us what you make When you are done. The clip is a standard Jr style.

 

[JamesC]

Thanks!
show us what you make When you are done. The clip is a standard Jr style.

Where do you get that clip?

 

[PatrickR]

Where do you get that clip?

i gout it here

Beaufort Ink - Pen clips for kitless pens

Pen clips for kitless pens

www.beaufortink.co.uk

they have the best selection that I know of. Shipping is not cheap from the UK so it's best to make larger orders

also look here, much smaller selection though.

Clips | Milans Pens

www.milanspens.com

 

[its_virgil]

i gout it here

Beaufort Ink - Pen clips for kitless pens

Pen clips for kitless pens

www.beaufortink.co.uk

they have the best selection that I know of. Shipping is not cheap from the UK so it's best to make larger orders

Chad Schimmel at turnerswarehouse.com sells the Beaufort Ink clips mentioned by PatrickR above and some other Beaufort Ink items. Click on Products then click on Custom and Bespoke Pen Supplies
Do a good turn daily!
Don

 

[PatrickR]

Chad Schimmel at turnerswarehouse.com sells the Beaufort Ink clips mentioned by PatrickR above and some other Beaufort Ink items. Click on Products then click on Custom and Bespoke Pen Supplies
Do a good turn daily!
Don

I didn't realize they carried the clips. Unfortunately most are sold out. I do wish they carried more of the Beaufort line.

 

[its_virgil]

I didn't realize they carried the clips. Unfortunately most are sold out. I do wish they carried more of the Beaufort line.

Hopefully he will restock soon. I need some clips.