Completed Segemented Twist Fountain Pen

[darrylm]

as I last posted, I had been working on this segmented twist fountain pen. the segmented portion of the pen includes 114 individual segments of maple, jatoba and walnut.

as I tried to turn the matching cap, I had a blow out. I attempted to simply add a piece of ebony to both ends of the blow out to fix that issue, but that just didn't work out. so I made a cap of solid ebony.

here's the completed pen:

honestly... I don't like it.[xx(]

 

[THarvey]

I think it looks great.

If you really don't like it, send it to me! [] I will take care of it, so you don't have to look at it any more.

I would be proud to have it in my collection.

Nice work.

Tim

 

[Mather323]

Your work is great, I am impressed. Your elephant seems to hide that amazing work.

 

[airrat]

Nice match up I like it. You can always send it my way.

Remember something you don't like someone will. I had 3 pens recently that I hated, I could not stand to even show them. I gave them to my mom and she sold them in one night. People can tell when you are not happy with one.

 

[simomatra]

Looking very good to me, its a bummer when you blow outfter so much work , but you have made a nice save, Well done [][]

 

[johncrane]

Looks very good Darryl and well balanced good save.

 

[Ligget]

Beautiful segmenting, get rid of the elephant and use a plain background, your lovely work should be the centre of attraction.

 

[louisbry]

Looks great. No one would ever know that you didn't plan the outcome.

 

[R2]

I go for the pen but not the elephant.[]

 

[fernhills]

Nice save,great work all around.. Carl

 

[GaryMGg]

Darryl,
I'd have liked to see a jet-black ebony upper barrel but I like how the finished pen looks.
I know you're less than satisfied with the pen. However, concentrate on the positive -- all you learned, how well that which worked out did work out, and the new ideas it's given you for future endeavors. Plus, because LOYL likes it, you have to make another one for yourself! []

 

[darrylm]

ok fellas, point taken, I'll loose the elephant in future pics!

thanks for the compliments.

Gary, I like that advice. focus on the positive. now I'll get to work on that next pen.

 

[Rudy Vey]

Nice segmentation. Please enlighten me what it means: "Twist Fountain pen" .

 

[darrylm]

it's a regular fountain pen.
the twist part is my refernce to the look of the segments as they twist around the pen.

 

[doddman70]

Excelent job i really like the work and pen!!!! how long did the glue up take?