plantman
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After showing a tapered hexagon pen, Dale (spanx) and others suggested that it would look better if it were a double closed end pen, that the blanks were rounded over to match the round caps, or that the end caps were also hexagons. After looking at the pen I agreed. Here is my answer to the C/C.
I started with a Richard L Greenwald nib section and a piece of Bocote. I bookmatched the blanks, Drilled and tapped to hold the nib and ink cartrage, and marked off the lines for my polygons. This time a made an octagon (8 sided). I used my disc sander to rough the blanks, and my belt sander to finish sand to shape. Finished with 4 coats of thick CA as I wanted more of a natural look than a glassy shine. Sanded to 1200 and used a two step Plastic Polish finish.
So this is what I ended up with, and it's not perfect by any means. But I did have a busy week babysitting and running to the hospital, as my son's wife gave birth to our new Grandaughter Ryann Nicole. It's a kitless, double closed ended, tapered, octagon, with a Richard L Greenwald front section and nib, on bookmatched Bocote blanks, with a CA finish, polished to a sheen with plastic polish. No tubes, no lathe, and has an embedded snap cap to hold the nib in the lower blank. I think I covered evrything !! Size is 5" X 1 1/8" at it's widest base point. Jim S
I started with a Richard L Greenwald nib section and a piece of Bocote. I bookmatched the blanks, Drilled and tapped to hold the nib and ink cartrage, and marked off the lines for my polygons. This time a made an octagon (8 sided). I used my disc sander to rough the blanks, and my belt sander to finish sand to shape. Finished with 4 coats of thick CA as I wanted more of a natural look than a glassy shine. Sanded to 1200 and used a two step Plastic Polish finish.
So this is what I ended up with, and it's not perfect by any means. But I did have a busy week babysitting and running to the hospital, as my son's wife gave birth to our new Grandaughter Ryann Nicole. It's a kitless, double closed ended, tapered, octagon, with a Richard L Greenwald front section and nib, on bookmatched Bocote blanks, with a CA finish, polished to a sheen with plastic polish. No tubes, no lathe, and has an embedded snap cap to hold the nib in the lower blank. I think I covered evrything !! Size is 5" X 1 1/8" at it's widest base point. Jim S
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