White Chip Kitless

[Ironwood]

I made this pen a while back, but only got around to making a cap for it today.
No clip yet, but I will add one soon.
Double start 12mm cap threads. Maximum pen diameter is 12.4mm, cap is 14.5mm.
Pen is 125mm long, 131mm long when capped. #6 Jowo steel nib.

I think it needs a black finial on the cap to tie in with the black bits on the pen. What do you think ?

 

[CjG78]

Nice mate, I love that blank. I think a small black finial would look good, or even a black clip? That might be enough to tie them together

 

[Ironwood]

Nice mate, I love that blank. I think a small black finial would look good, or even a black clip? That might be enough to tie them together

Cheers Casey. I never thought about a black clip, I always use stainless steel for my clips, but maybe quenching in oil might make a black clip.
I think I will go with a black ebonite finial for this one, but might also experiment with the black clip as well.

 

[Dalecamino]

Very nice Brad. Yes, black finial.

 

[duncsuss]

+1 black cap finial - to add the finishing touch to a very classy pen

 

[Curly]

Always nice work.
Maybe just a black disc inset into the end of the cap. If it doesn't look right you can take it off and do the end black.

 

[sorcerertd]

Beautiful pen! Another vote here for the black finial.

 

[TDahl]

Very nice craftsmanship. I love the blank. I agree with Casey. A black clip would pull everything together nicely.

 

[Ironwood]

Thanks everyone for the comments, likes, and views.
Seems like it's pretty well unanimous, it needs black of some sort on the cap.
Hopefully I'll get a bit of time this afternoon to make a finial and clip.

 

[magpens]

Nice work, Brad !!!!

I would suggest a black finial.

 

[Ironwood]

Looks better now, the black finial balances things out.
And I think a pen always looks like its finished better, when it has a clip.

 

[duncsuss]

 

[Dalecamino]

Yes sir! That's it. Well done.

 

[carlmorrell]

20 years ago, I made around 1000 pens out of wood. Over 300 species. Type A madman. Anyhow, there was not too much plastic around to pick from, and I had no idea about vintage plastics. I bought a very similar blank from Woodcraft, and when I went to get more, I could not find it. I was told Mont Blanc had bought up the material. I got burned out and quit making pens for around 10 years. When I restarted this hobby, that material, changed me from Wood to alternate materials. I was glad to find the same or similar "cracked ice" blanks!

 

[jalbert]

I bought a very similar blank from Woodcraft, and when I went to get more, I could not find it. I was told Mont Blanc had bought up the material.

Yep, montblanc bought this cebloplast and has used it on their Writers Edition "Alexandre Dumas" pens, most notably. I was able to find a small slab on eBay a few years back, but wish I had more.

 

[carlmorrell]

Yep, montblanc bought this cebloplast and has used it on their Writers Edition "Alexandre Dumas" pens, most notably. I was able to find a small slab on eBay a few years back, but wish I had more.
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Thanks, glad to hear my memory was correct about MB. I have acquired a few pieces of stuff that looks very similar. I am pretty sure your pic is not the same a mine, and mine is the similar material. But I do have the real thing somewhere, ... let me look!

 

[carlmorrell]

As you can see, I need help. Someone please cut up my credit card. The round blank came from UK as Erinoid Astoria. The square cutoff I think is the real deal!

 

[jalbert]

Mine is the real thing, and looks to be the same as second from right pen in the above pic