Mottled blue cream ebonite

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CjG78

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G'day
I made a pen similar to this one recently and a customer requested a similar pen, with a little more rounded finials and different section.
Chrome watch crown to match the Jowo #6 nib.
Ebonite polishes up beautifully and has a warm feel, I encourage everyone to try turning and threading some, it is quite an experience. Maybe peg your nose though..
The last picture shows a small portion of threads removed from the inside of the cap.
Still using single start tap and die, I found that it took forever to uncap a pen. I use a 14 mm bit and gently remove the first few threads, continually checking that I end up with one and a half rotations to close the pen. Works well! Also with single start, you can line up the grain and every time you cap the pen, it lines up.
 

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jrista

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Love the pen. The ebonite is beautiful.

Thanks for sharing the idea on how to tune the threads, very clever. I have always found it a bit challenging with traditional fountain or rollerball kits to get the blanks to line up perfectly when the cap is screwed on. Sadly this trick won't work there. I mark the inside of my tubes with a small mark so I know how they should align when the parts are assembled, to help me get them aligned. It helps, but sometimes it is still not perfect.
 
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