Ebony and Ivory Ideas

[duderubble]

I've been wanting to do this for awhile. I have faux ivory and African Blackwood (less prone to cracking later than ebony I'm told). I will do either a Kojent or magnetic graduate. My original thought was to do just a blackwood cap and ivory lower barrel but I'm wondering if segmenting would be better. Thoughts? Ideas on how you would segment?

 

[Dehn0045]

I personally am not a fan of using two different materials for the cap/body without at least some segmenting. I think there needs to be something, even if it is very small, that brings the cap/body together. When I think about black/white pens the first IAP members that come to mind are @skiprat and @jttheclockman . Often B&W segmenting looks nice with aluminum accents. I also really like a simple segmented style that uses endcaps with something (possibly aluminum or brass) to separate, this is something that @mark james does a lot with great success.

Here are a few that I find appealing, but of course there are plenty more examples in the vast IAP wonderland:

Black and White Spiral Feathers

Not what I had in mind when I started, but worked out ok..

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Churchill Fountain Pen ivory & Ebony from Erard Grand Piano circa 1805

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Ivory and Ebony

Ivory and Ebony

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Ebony & Ivory 2

Macasar Ebony on a Satin Chrome Cigar

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A JT Cloned Panache......almost

One of my all time favourite pens was made by my good buddy JTtheClockman. It is amongst a bunch of pens that I wish I had made. So...I made one for myself, but of course it had to be a bit different....:rolleyes: Here is my version of John's great pen. Hex Panache. Stainless bolt heads...

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White Limba and Bloodwood

Another simple segment, but I liked the combinations. White Limba and Bloodwood (recipient supplied/labeled wood).

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[duderubble]

That last one is kind of what I was thinking if I segmented.

 

[Dehn0045]

The endcap style is super easy -- its what I do when I want to step out of the box a little and do some segmenting

here are a couple more that I was thinking about but didn't find for my last post:

Waves could be done as straight segments to make a little easier:

B&W waves on a Jr Retro

Black and white wave segments with brass shims

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This would look nice without aluminum accents:

Empress in Striped Pyjamas

An Empress FP Kit with stripes of my own PR mix

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Tricky Stripes

It ook some time to get the stripes looking ok. Alt ivory and blue cobalt Panache

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Pool cue style would be nice in B&W:

A pen for a Mafiosa buddy

Burnt copper and white pr

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[jttheclockman]

That last one is kind of what I was thinking if I segmented.

If you are going to do something like that mix it up some and add your own touch. You can make the cap black as the main color and the body white is the main color. I would do 2 stripes instead of one on both ends with the main color as a thin stripe in between. Use both black and white acrylic strips. Another example is my Gabon Ebony and Holly pen.

 

[duderubble]

Yeah I was thinking of doing black as the dominant color on one half and ivory on the other half. I don't know if I want brass/aluminum segments or acrylic like pickguard.

 

[dpstudios]

Not as spectacular as those by JT and others ,but here's one I did a while back.

Broadwell Deco FP in Alt Ivory

First attempt at segmenting with metal. Broadwell Deco FP in Alt Ivory, Redheart, and aluminum can. Thanks for looking and as always c&c are welcome. Dan Sinistre Pens

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[duderubble]

Here's my first attempt. Execution isn't perfect. There are some glue lines. I think I'll use epoxy and clamp next time. I'm not all that pleased with the design either. I think I want something simpler. I almost feel like the black cap and Ivory barrel would have been better.

 

[jttheclockman]

Do not be afraid to mix and match. I mixed and matched caps and barrels before. here is an example and I think they look just fine.

 

[TDahl]

The timing of this post couldn't have been more perfect. I just completed a pen I had been wanting to make for a while. The cap and barrel are contrasting black and white Lava Bright blanks on a Poseidon Roller Ball.

 

[WriteON]

Extremely sharp pens people ...extremely sharp.