First 2023 Fountain Pen

[Valleyboy]

And, just like that, it was 2023.

As we begin the new year it does seem like everybody in the UK has some kind of cough or sore throat at the moment, myself included. Of course I have full blown man-flu, displaying much more severe symptoms than those of my wife, who I keep having to remind is lucky to just have a common cold.

Anyway I got dosed up with paracetamol* and lemsip* and braved the workshop. It was a slog but I managed to crank out my first pen of 2023.

It's a hex shaped pen and I've touched on how I do this before so I won't bore you all by repeating myself.

The material is an acrylic I renamed to "Welsh Slate" because I'm Welsh and it looks like slate and Wales has a lot of slate.

It has 13mm triple lead cap threads and the nib is a jowo no6. The accents are sterling silver and black acrylic.

Other than that there isn't much else to say other than I hope your 2023 has got off to a better start than mine.

Cheers
Ash

(*in accordance with the recommended dosage of course).

 

[gbpens]

Beautiful piece and well executed!

 

[howsitwork]

Ash

nice work , exquisite shape !

take care quite a lot of cold remedies ALREADY CONTAIN PARACETAMOL, too much of which causes liver damage

 

[peter1958]

And, just like that, it was 2023.

As we begin the new year it does seem like everybody in the UK has some kind of cough or sore throat at the moment, myself included. Of course I have full blown man-flu, displaying much more severe symptoms than those of my wife, who I keep having to remind is lucky to just have a common cold.

Anyway I got dosed up with paracetamol and lemsip and braved the workshop. It was a slog but I managed to crank out my first pen of 2023.

It's a hex shaped pen and I've touched on how I do this before so I won't bore you all by repeating myself.

The material is an acrylic I renamed to "Welsh Slate" because I'm Welsh and it looks like slate and Wales has a lot of slate.

It has 13mm triple lead cap threads and the nib is a jowo no6. The accents are sterling silver and black acrylic.

Other than that there isn't much else to say other than I hope your 2023 has got off to a better start than mine.

Cheers
Ash

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What a beauty!! Where did you get the triple lead tap and die?

 

[Valleyboy]

Ash

nice work , exquisite shape !

take care quite a lot of cold remedies ALREADY CONTAIN PARACETAMOL, too much of which causes liver damage

Thanks Ian, and good point. I should say that I didn't take it all at the same time.

 

[Valleyboy]

What a beauty!! Where did you get the triple lead tap and die?

Thanks Peter. I got mine from Beaufort Ink here in the UK.

 

[Jim15]

Beautiful work.

 

[Alan Morrison]

Ash, when I saw the first couple of pictures I thought that you had been doing a bit of segmenting!!!!
until I saw the other photos.
Anyway.....one day.....some day.
And anyway I like the pen!

Alan

 

[duncsuss]

Sorry about your man-flu, Ash - as long as I'm not taking anything that makes you drowsy, I find time at the lathe takes my mind off whatever ailments I have to deal with.

Welsh Slate is a good name for that material - I remember visiting an old slate quarry converted into a tourist centre (near Blaenau Ffestiniog?) That must have been 40 years ago now, my sister lived in Bala at the time and we'd take day trips with various nephews and nieces.

 

[KMCloonan]

What a great pen to start off the new year! Beautiful.

 

[TDahl]

Wow. That is a beautiful pen. If that is the quality of work you produce when your feeling under the weather, I can't wait to see what you're going to produce when you are 100%

 

[magpens]

What a BEAUT pen ! ! !

Love every aspect of it ! ! !

 

[HarmonyByKen]

Awe inspiring!, Someday I hope to grow up and make something this beautiful.

 

[moke]

Very creative and truly a piece of art....

 

[Valleyboy]

Ash, when I saw the first couple of pictures I thought that you had been doing a bit of segmenting!!!!
until I saw the other photos.
Anyway.....one day.....some day.
And anyway I like the pen!

Alan

Not quite there yet Alan. I keep thinking about it but then talk myself out of it because it seems like hard work!

 

[Valleyboy]

Sorry about your man-flu, Ash - as long as I'm not taking anything that makes you drowsy, I find time at the lathe takes my mind off whatever ailments I have to deal with.

Welsh Slate is a good name for that material - I remember visiting an old slate quarry converted into a tourist centre (near Blaenau Ffestiniog?) That must have been 40 years ago now, my sister lived in Bala at the time and we'd take day trips with various nephews and nieces.

Thanks Duncan.
Wow you know about Bala! I was there for a wedding last summer, a beautiful part of the world. My father-in-law hailed from there. I would happily live around there (though I'd have to improve my Welsh quite a bit I think).
Cheers
Ash