Thanks. Cap, barrel and section threads all cut in wood using thread mill jig on the metal lathe.Very nice, I like it a lot.
When I first saw it , I thought the section and threads were black Ebonite, but after I read your description, I see it's African Blackwood. Are the cap threads on the section , and in the cap, both cut in wood ?
High praise from the artist who kindly gifted me the satinwood and taught me what to do with it. Thanks Pierre.Wow! THIS is a pen!
A sweet satin finish, and a touch of darkness here and there that shows up Urushi, gorgeous.
Thanks. It's got a Schimidt piston converter; can also use universal standard ink cartridges. The urushi finish is highly resistant to almost everything except maybe a lot of UV exposure. The inside of the pen is also moderately protected also with a thin coat of urushi.Beautiful pen. I have always wondered how you would fill a fountain pen with a wood section. Is the finish sufficient to protect against the ink, or is the pen filled using cartridges?
That is great. This makes me want to get into urushi.Thanks. It's got a Schimidt piston converter; can also use universal standard ink cartridges. The urushi finish is highly resistant to almost everything except maybe a lot of UV exposure. The inside of the pen is also moderately protected also with a thin coat of urushi.
Dictum in Germany has got a limited selection of urushi supplies and lacquer. The prices are high though; would probably be cheaper to source directly from Japan, even with shipping costs. The type of urushi I mostly use for fuki-urushi technique (Kijome) is expensive but definitely cheaper from Japan. Right now most Japanese suppliers aren't shipping to the US, but not sure about Europe.That is great. This makes me want to get into urushi.