A little something for the wife for Valentines Day

[Carl Pepka]

Acetate and Argentium.

 

[Jim15]

Awesome pen.

 

[MPVic]

That should do the trick!!!!! Very nicely done - she will be thrilled!!

 

[Woodchipper]

Nice and thoughtful.

 

[qquake]

Beautiful! How did you polish the inside?

 

[Penultimate]

Very nice.

 

[Carl Pepka]

Beautiful! How did you polish the inside?

Thanks, I took a piece of aluminum rod and cut a slot in it to hold sandpaper strips then used a flex shaft and gun cleaning swabs to polish.

 

[qquake]

Thanks, I took a piece of aluminum rod and cut a slot in it to hold sandpaper strips then used a flex shaft and gun cleaning swabs to polish.

Clever!

 

[magpens]

WOW !! . That pen will certainly inspire some HEARTY Valentine's fun !!!

Love the roll stops !! ... AND the RED NIB !!

 

[PenHog]

Very nice work!

Carl, if you wouldn't mind (and if you remember), could you report back on how the lacquered nib holds up over time?

If I'm seeing things correctly, it looks like a Bock 250 nib. I've been interested in the black and red lacquered nibs (Beaufort has them), but I came across a thread where the user claimed that the lacquer on a *different* nib degraded quickly, revealing the metal beneath. Other users chimed in with similar experiences. This is the link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/7l2oec

 

[Carl Pepka]

Very nice work!

Carl, if you wouldn't mind (and if you remember), could you report back on how the lacquered nib holds up over time?

If I'm seeing things correctly, it looks like a Bock 250 nib. I've been interested in the black and red lacquered nibs (Beaufort has them), but I came across a thread where the user claimed that the lacquer on a *different* nib degraded quickly, revealing the metal beneath. Other users chimed in with similar experiences. This is the link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fountainpens/comments/7l2oec

Will do if she uses it enough. I wondered the same thing about the lacquer. It is a Bock. Which I'm not thrilled with using now that I've tried them, very little thread on them compared to a Jowo and it makes making the nib section a lot harder. I had the tap and wanted to try them.

 

[PenHog]

Will do if she uses it enough. I wondered the same thing about the lacquer. It is a Bock. Which I'm not thrilled with using now that I've tried them, very little thread on them compared to a Jowo and it makes making the nib section a lot harder. I had the tap and wanted to try them.

Thanks, Carl. Very interesting about Bock. I've only used Bock so far, and I've found their nibs to be pleasant in terms of writing experience. I've not had a chance to try Jowo nibs, perhaps I should.

 

[Toni]

Love the pen!!! Well done Carl!!!

 

[Carl Pepka]

Thanks, Carl. Very interesting about Bock. I've only used Bock so far, and I've found their nibs to be pleasant in terms of writing experience. I've not had a chance to try Jowo nibs, perhaps I should.

My saying I wasnt thrilled was only in making the nib section for them, Jowo has 3 times the amount of threads. Dont know how they write since I have never used a fountain pen

 

[Carl Pepka]

Love ❤ the pen!!! Well done Carl!!!

Thanks, Toni.