Candy Cane pen

[1shootist]

Closed end pen I made today, this by no means compares to the kitless pens a lot of members on here make....I wanted to try something different from the kits I've been doing. I used a rollerball nib section from a El Grande and threaded the inside of the black piece which is rhinoplastic while the colorful others are aa, i think. The cap is held on with friction.
I turned a couple wood blanks down as mandrels to hold the pieces but I still didn't sand or polish it as I needed to...I was concerned if I applied too much pressure I would end up having to fish-out the pieces.
I have some aluminum I'm going to cut and thread to make better mandrels so I can give the next one a better shot.

Thanks for looking !
Russ

 

[bsshog40]

Nice! Very colorful!

 

[magpens]

Very beautiful pen, Russ !! . I like your idea of adopting the section from an El Grande !!

Congratulations on a fine job !!!

 

[SteveJ]

Looks pretty nice from here.

 

[Jim Smith]

Nice work and a very pretty pen. It looks a bit more like the crumbs of ribbon candy we used to get at Christmas time when I was a kid than it looks like a candy cane.

 

[DrD]

Nice, very nice! Don't see a thing wrong or out of kilter; you did a really wonderful job! Neat using the El Grande/Churchill section.

 

[1shootist]

Thanks everyone !!

 

[Sataro]

Great job! Pen looks very good.