Custom Rosewood Pen

May 22, 2014

I was commissioned to do a rosewood pen recently in a custom shape and matte finish.

Most of my wood pens have a brass tube insert in the cap. So did this one. But, because the cap had tapering on both ends, I was using two tubes with different diameters. I almost had the cap ready, but the thickness of the cap wasn't enough to hold it together and it split.

On my second attempt for the cap, I used all ebonite insert stepped to allow for the tapering. This time, I left just enough thickness to ensure that it doesn't split.

The matte finish was achieved using a combination of walnut oil and denatured alcohol.

Here is the outcome:

Thanks for looking.

Edited May 22, 2014 by manojd