Aka Nashiji Nuri pen

[Teodor]

Hi all,
A new pen finished.
Red lacquer, silver sprinkled and covered with Nashiji. This one took more than 3 months to finish.
Nice day all.
Teo

 

[Aces-High]

I have been looking into using Ushuri. Any instruction you found useful?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[Teodor]

I have been looking into using Ushuri. Any instruction you found useful?

Thanks,
Jason

YouTube, internet research.
A lot of trials and errors.
Start small and progress.

 

[magpens]

What ? .... No clip ?

LOL ! ... Please don't take any offense, Teodor !!! . This is the most outstanding pen !!!

I can hardly believe how beautiful it is !!!

Congratulations !!! . I just love staring at it and trying to take in that it took fully 3 months to make !!!

Superb craftsmanship !!! . Thank you for showing this ultimate beauty !!! . . I love everything about it !!! . . Wish I could hold it and write with it !!!

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful work.

 

[RichAldrich]

Wow!

 

[CjG78]

Absolutely beautiful

 

[TDahl]

Very beautiful

 

[Teodor]

What ? .... No clip ?

LOL ! ... Please don't take any offense, Teodor !!! . This is the most outstanding pen !!!

I can hardly believe how beautiful it is !!!

Congratulations !!! . I just love staring at it and trying to take in that it took fully 3 months to make !!!

Superb craftsmanship !!! . Thank you for showing this ultimate beauty !!! . . I love everything about it !!! . . Wish I could hold it and write with it !!!

It takes a bit of time to cure those red layers, around one week per layer. The Nashiji it's also very long to cure. So 2 months only for curing red and Nashiji, base layers and detailing and it's already nice an worm outside.

 

[PatrickR]

@Teodor - really awesome pen and craftsmanship!
I am experienced with lacquer paint but not the urushi process and am curious about the cure times. Why so long? I think of lacquer as a fast drying and curing paint.
thanks!

 

[Teodor]

@Teodor - really awesome pen and craftsmanship!
I am experienced with lacquer paint but not the urushi process and am curious about the cure times. Why so long? I think of lacquer as a fast drying and curing paint.
thanks!

Urushi will get darker while curing. To keep as much possible from the colour it needs a slow curring in a special environment. Normal urushi needs 24 hours. Special urushi needs from a couple of days till months.

 

[Pierre---]

Well worth taking your time Teo, this red is gorgeous!

 

[PatrickR]

Urushi will get darker while curing. To keep as much possible from the colour it needs a slow curring in a special environment. Normal urushi needs 24 hours. Special urushi needs from a couple of days till months.

Thank you. You are a man of patience.