Vintage cracked ice

[jalbert]

I got a couple pieces of some lovely cracked ice cellulose acetate in a recent sale on here, so I decided to use a bit of it. This is a rather simple fountain pen, with cracked Ice material on the barrel, and the remainder of the pen made from black acrylic. I made the clip from Damascus steel, because I thought the pattern mimicked the cracked ice nicely. It's about 5.25" long, capped, with 13mm cap threads. The nib is a jowo 6.

 

[EricRN]

Great stuff!

 

[magpens]

Very lovely, John !!! . . Thanks for showing !!

If you don't mind, please tell me the actual diameter ( max. ) of the cellulose acetate barrel .... before and after turning to final size.

I just want to determine if I can do something similar with a piece that I have, utilizing the tap and die that I have.

 

[jalbert]

Very lovely, John !!! . . Thanks for showing !!

If you don't mind, please tell me the actual diameter of the cellulose acetate barrel .... before and after turning to final size.

I just want to determine if I can do something similar with a piece that I have, utilizing the tap and die that I have.

I dunno, something like 14.2mm before, 14mm in the middle after turning

 

[magpens]

@jalbert

Thanks, John.

 

[mark james]

...Yea, that was what I was thinking when I saw the pictures.......... Just a simple fountain pen !

While I do realize your intent - in consideration of your typical journeys, this is still beautiful artistry. I really appreciate the Damascus Clip; nice touch. (I like segmenting, but at times just a beautiful piece of wood can be stunning).

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Jim15]

Awesome work.

 

[jalbert]

...Yea, that was what I was thinking when I saw the pictures.......... Just a simple fountain pen !

While I do realize your intent - in consideration of your typical journeys, this is still beautiful artistry. I really appreciate the Damascus Clip; nice touch. (I like segmenting, but at times just a beautiful piece of wood can be stunning).

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the kind words, Mark.

 

[Dalecamino]

Another nice pen John. I don't recall seeing that material before. Your vision was spot on with the Damascus clip, and finial.

 

[jalbert]

Another nice pen John. I don't recall seeing that material before. Your vision was spot on with the Damascus clip, and finial.

Thanks Chuck. It's definitely some of the rarer stuff I've got in my collection. I had a small piece, but was super lucky that Keith offered some up for sale recently.

 

[sorcerertd]

I made the clip from Damascus steel, because I thought the pattern mimicked the cracked ice nicely.

Great looking pen! That clip fits it perfectly!

 

[RobS]

Outstanding job John. The clip matches the barrel perfectly. Well done. Very clean crisp look.

 

[jalbert]

Outstanding job John. The clip matches the barrel perfectly. Well done. Very clean crisp look.

Not gonna lie, part of it was that I didn't have any barstock to try and make bands from

 

[PatrickR]

One of my favorites that you have made recently, maybe because it's a bit different.
How did you flatten the piece on the finial? Heat?

 

[TDahl]

Beautiful pen and great craftsmanship.

 

[jalbert]

One of my favorites that you have made recently, maybe because it's a bit different.
How did you flatten the piece on the finial? Heat?

Yeah, hair dryer