First kitless fountain pen

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Brumar72

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This is a prototype, my first bespoke fountain pen.
Olive wood, red acrylic for threads and water buffalo horn for section.
140mm long when capped, 16 grams of weight.
Melamine satin finish. Bock 250 #6.
 

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Brumar72

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Your first??? Wow!! That's beautiful. Well done mate
Thanks Casey,
This is actually a prototype since i had to figure out how to thread barrel and cap with triple lead treads, and mostly how to deal with wood, I had to make acrylic insertions before starting the pen.
Next step will be using better acrylics, test if buffalo horn is suitable for sections and installing clips! 😉
 

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Beautiful pen! When it does crack, replace the horn with more durable material.

If this is your first kitless, you have a bright future in custom pens!
 

Brumar72

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Beautiful pen! When it does crack, replace the horn with more durable material.

If this is your first kitless, you have a bright future in custom pens!
Thanks a lot Hank, I'll surely follow your hint. I won't sell this one.

Concerning bespoke pens, I think most of pen turners, after making many kit pens, want to try to explore the kitless world: it's a lot of fun and freedom of choices!
 
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