My first dip pen.

[Brandon25]

Thanks to Lou for the nib and insert, and for the tutorial. This walnut pen is a gift for a friend's wife,
who recently acquired a calligraphy set.

Oh, also pictured is my first 4-cut knot. The honey dipper was made for my MIL.
Sorry, this is the only decent picture of the pen I have.
Thanks for looking!

-Brandon

 

[hilltopper46]

I like the shape on the dip pen.

 

[mickr]

lovely shape on the pen..like the honey dipper too..& the knot looks great

 

[wdcav1952]

Very! nice work on the shape of the pen!

 

[cnirenberg]

Nicely done.

 

[DCBluesman]

That's a honey of a dip pen! Nice work!

 

[Brandon25]

:tongue:

 

[winpooh498]

Very nice! I love dip pens!

 

[Stevej72]

When the window first opened all I could see was the honey dipper, I thought that was a rather odd looking dip pen. After scrolling down - that's a great looking dip pen and a nice honey dipper as well. Nice job on your first knot, too.

 

[Brandon25]

Thanks for all the comments, folks. I had a lot of trouble cutting smoothly once this bad boy got thin. The last 1/16" or so was all sandpaper. I tried supporting it with my finger behind and slightly ahead of the cut direction, but didn't seem to help much.

 

[JimB]

Nicely done.

 

[VisExp]

The dip pen looks very nice, I like the shape of it. How long are dip pens typically?

 

[Brandon25]

I dont really know how long they are typically. Maybe 7"?