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Here is a pen I recently finished. It is made from red sanders casted in polyester resin. Section and threading is ebonite.

 

Please note: the red sanders used for making this pen is what was available locally in the form of strips. This pen was made for a friend upon special request. He sent me a Visconti 23K Pd 950 rosegold nib. I cannot (and will not) make another pen with this material as it cannot be sold/exported. However, I can make similar pens with other material and casting.

 

Thank you.

 

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Overall length: 188mm

Barrel: 14.8mm x 89.3mm

Cap: 17.9mm x 76mm

Posted: 188mm

 

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Beautiful work :)

 

I had to look it up, found out it's scientific name is Pterocarpus santalinus, also known as Red Sandalwood, and it is protected because of scarcity. Very popular in China, so smuggling is a problem.

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Live and learn. Thanks for sharing!

What a beautiful pen, manojd!

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That is a beautiful looking pen, Manoj...the polyester resin has created a wonderful sheen...marvellous work... when I saw your creation, I remembered Deccan's Red Sanders FP... it was semi-finished when it was shown to me...

 

Keep up the good work...

 

Jai

Writing and posting about fountain pens exclusively on www.jaisiri.blogspot.in ... recent posts on Hema Pens (Hyderabad), Haul at Majestic (Bangalore), and Asoka Pens (Tenali)...

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Thanks for sharing that story and technique. The pen is even more amazing to me now!

Beautiful work.

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Beautiful

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