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TheTroubadourPensmith

TheTroubadourPensmith

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Hi all! My name is Nick and I am The Troubadour Pensmith. I started the hobby about 15 years ago and took a hiatus for a while, but my passion is renewed and I am back into penturning full-time as I plan to start a business out of it...fingers crossed! I specialize in kitless fountain pens at this point and I'm excited to see what the world thinks of my work. I'm proud to be finally be a member here and learn from this community that I've enjoyed for so long as a silent observer! I'm hoping to go live on Etsy in a week or so and would like an opinion or two about my first production model - The "Lyric!" It's all press fit, made from walnut with hard maple accents. It will also be available in Hard Maple with Walnut accents. It's all wood, even the clip - the only thing that isn't is the nib and feed assembly. It's 11.5mm at the widest OD excluding the cap. It only weighs 7 grams, with a full converter. Finish is hand-rubbed shellawax so that it doens't feel like plastic and will patina nicely with the user over the years. Let me know what you think! Don't hold back!

Peace, Love, and All the Good Things!
 

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Welcome from Utah Nick!

Just a tip so you are aware before you begin gifting or selling these. An unlined wood cap will cause the pen to dry out quickly because the wood will absorb the moisture right out of the ink.

I like what you are doing, keep sharing and enjoy!
 
d_bondi said:
Welcome from Utah Nick!

Just a tip so you are aware before you begin gifting or selling these. An unlined wood cap will cause the pen to dry out quickly because the wood will absorb the moisture right out of the ink.

I like what you are doing, keep sharing and
d_bondi said:
Welcome from Utah Nick!

Just a tip so you are aware before you begin gifting or selling these. An unlined wood cap will cause the pen to dry out quickly because the wood will absorb the moisture right out of the ink.

I like what you are doing, keep sharing and enjoy!
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Hey David! Thanks for the feedback!
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I've wondered about sealing the caps as well. I haven't found a suitable sleeve that would work with my press-for scheme. What I've done, is installed a rubber gasket at the mouth of the nib section that butts against some tricky geometry I construct inside the cap, effectively making a small sealed chamber that's just big enough for the nib. Only problem with this is that, it makes the cap hard to take off because my tolerances are so tight that it creates suction, both in place over the nib and when posted. I drilled a 1mm relief hole just above the cap to mitigate this which you can see in the pictures. This might defeat the purpose of my sealed nib chamber but, I have not
Had any drying issues yet. Pen can sit for several days and only needs a quick dab on the tip of the tongue to start up again. I of course would really like to have the cap sealed, I just haven't thought of any way to do that without having to switch to a threaded construction - which I'm not opposed to, but would like to a wood of possible. Any suggestions?
 
I don't do a press fit, but appreciate what you are doing there.

I sleeve/line all of my wood pens with either ebonite or some acrylic or resin.

If you really don't want to do that, try sealing the inside of the wood cap with thin CA. I have done that and it helps, although for whatever reason, it still isn't as good as a lined cap.
 
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