Hello from Wollongong Australia

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Oddy

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Hi from Australia. I'm a hobby woodworker that does a little bit of wood turning for fun. After making pens for family members as Christmas presents one year, I seem to get fairly regular requests from friends of family, friends of friends of family, friends of friends of friends of .... to buy a custom pen.

I stumbled on your forum looking for information on making kitless pens and where to buy suitable and reasonably priced tap and dies for this. I was also looking for advice on high quality nibs for fountain pens. I haven't been entirely satisfied with the quality of many pen kits, so would like to have a go making some from scratch. It looks like your forum has a wealth of information and experienced makers. Hope I can make some contribution.
 
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Welcome from NJ! You sound like you are following a similar path to mine, as I have invested into making full custom pens after over a decade of spinning kit pens. Nothing wrong either way you go, but as you probably saw, kit less requires a pretty big investment in tooling if you go full in.

Keep an eye out here for group buys to help keep costs down and look at Rick's custom tool catalogue in the vendor area to find some high quality tools he makes for members from his metal shop. Both will get you good stuff at the best prices.

Kevin
 
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