Tortoise shell celluloid pen

[jalbert]

I was rummaging through my blanks and I found a short piece of tortoise shell celluloid, so I decided to use it for a pen. Since it was too short for an entire pen, I paired it with black acrylic for the cap, section, and barrel finial. I set a piece of the tortoise shell into the finial on the cap. As usual, I made the trim from silver. I decided to make the pen for a #8 size nib, so the cap threads are 14mm in diameter. Considering I made this on a whim and to no one's specs, this is not bespoke.

 

[mark james]

LMAO; awesome pen also!

 

[Alan Morrison]

What does LMAO mean?

 

[sorcerertd]

That's beautiful just like that. I'm glad you decided to use it. I also chuckled at that "not bespoke" comment

What does LMAO mean?

laughing my arse off

 

[MRDucks2]

I like the clip design on this one, too. The cleaner lines and more robust look appeal to me. Well done as usual.

 

[duncsuss]

Lovely work, John.

In the second photo, it looks like you might have stamped something in to the cap ring - or is it just a reflection?

 

[KMCloonan]

What does LMAO mean?

Alan, this is a way to show appreciation of something humorous by Laughing My As* Off

 

[jalbert]

Lovely work, John.

In the second photo, it looks like you might have stamped something in to the cap ring - or is it just a reflection?

I think it's just light…or leftover buffing compound

 

[InkyMike]

Well, technically your whim, therefor your specs, so……

 

[CjG78]

Beautiful pen as always John. When you can make a pen like that without specs, that's when you know you have mastered your craft

 

[Alan Morrison]

Alan, this is a way to show appreciation of something humorous by Laughing My As* Off

Thanks, Kevin.
Now I know.....but not sure that I will ever use it!!!

 

[Curly]

Drool worth pen.
Does making it for yourself qualify it as a mespoke pen? Or perhaps an iSpoke pen?