Lapis Emperor

[thewishman]

My latest custom ordered pen - dark lapis from r and b crafts (most beautiful gold veining!) and lots of Abranet (thanks Rudy.)

Critiques welcome.

Chris

 

[R2]

Beautifully made and finished.[][][^]M y pesonal opinion is that the gold Emporer kit needs to be used judiciously. I think it is just a little too fussy for Lapis.

 

[Firefyter-emt]

Chris, I for one think that blank is perfect for this kit. Sometimes gaudy looks good, with this kit, it works. I have been wanting this kit for a while and have that same exact blank saved just for the day I pull the trigger on yet another fountain pen for myself. []

I also might just run some Diamine Sepia ink in it just to work off the gold trimming. []

 

[Texatdurango]

Originally posted by Firefyter-emt
<br />Chris, I for one think that blank is perfect for this kit. Sometimes gaudy looks good, with this kit, it works. I have been wanting this kit for a while and have that same exact blank saved just for the day I pull the trigger on yet another fountain pen for myself. []

I also might just run some Diamine Sepia ink in it just to work off the gold trimming. []

Chris, Looks great, I too think it's a smashing combination, but I could be biased. [] I've made three of these and sold two. I think the blue lapis was made for this kit.

Lee, when you make your fountain pen, it might come out something like this... []

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[Ligget]

Fantastic work Chris, that Lapis is beautiful![]

 

[JasonF]

Great looking pen. Chris, the color in the second photo looks darker than the first. Which one looks closest to the actual color?

 

[johncrane]

Yep thats a beauty Chris!![]

 

[jhs494]

Very nice pen Chris!
The kit and blank work well together.

 

[Rudy Vey]

Nice, thats the same I will do as soon as I get this 37/64 drill bit!
Abranet is great, isn't it?

 

[Ozzy]

Great looking pen.

 

[Mather323]

Wow, that is very nice![] That color sure work out great for that pen.

 

[ed4copies]

Very nice combo (IMO) Chris.

AND you sold an Emperor, ROLLERBALL?????

What's he gonna do, defend himself????

The few Emperors I have sold have been to pen collectors - Congrats on finding a USER!!!!!

 

[Jim in Oakville]

Excellent combination.....beautiful work![]

 

[Radman]

No critique here... just a compliment. It's a terrific pen!
[8D]

 

[thewishman]

Originally posted by JasonF
<br />Great looking pen. Chris, the color in the second photo looks darker than the first. Which one looks closest to the actual color?

The second picture is closer to the actual color. Still learning the photo stuff.

Thanks for the nice compliments. This was ordered (and delivered this morning) to a customer with a pocket full of Waterman pens. He wanted something gaudy to show off. He is a marketing consultant who wants to get my business off the ground - willing to work for pens.

Chris

 

[LEAP]

Now thats a right nice looking pen. When I read the title of the post I was a little skeptical but you pulled it off beautifully.

 

[MDWine]

Yep, very very nice, and nicely done!
Congrats

 

[louisbry]

Very nice, Chris. Ditto all of the above.

 

[SherryD]

You did it now, my wife saw this and gave me orders to go to the shop immediately.