I needed to wait on posting this pen from the competition because I also submitted it to the Pen Makers Guild immediately after the competition was over.
It is made of Sterling Silver Hardware, Alt Casein and inlayed with synthetic opal. It is built to be able to change out the upper tubes to suit your style or mood for the day. Besides changing the upper barrels, you can change clips and use it as either a roller ball or a fountain pen.
The upper barrels are 1/2 K&S tubbing the inner tube is 15/32 K&S tubing. They are a perfect fit one inside the other with no slop.
I had to make the Casien tubes twice. The first time I made them the lower blank got destroyed trying to make it that one little bit better. The upper tube didnt match the lower color wise whe I remade the lower tube and I ended up remaking it as well. I made more than 10 upper tubes and discarded about half of them right away. I also made 4 or 5 clips for it.
Thank you all, comments welcome.
It is made of Sterling Silver Hardware, Alt Casein and inlayed with synthetic opal. It is built to be able to change out the upper tubes to suit your style or mood for the day. Besides changing the upper barrels, you can change clips and use it as either a roller ball or a fountain pen.
The upper barrels are 1/2 K&S tubbing the inner tube is 15/32 K&S tubing. They are a perfect fit one inside the other with no slop.
I had to make the Casien tubes twice. The first time I made them the lower blank got destroyed trying to make it that one little bit better. The upper tube didnt match the lower color wise whe I remade the lower tube and I ended up remaking it as well. I made more than 10 upper tubes and discarded about half of them right away. I also made 4 or 5 clips for it.
Thank you all, comments welcome.