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A few months ago I was contacted to make a pen for a Hollywood movie director (no I can't mention his name) using two of his sterling rings in the design. They let me design the overlay but wanted the rings included in a pretty specific way. The rings were huge so that sort of dictated that the pen be huge as well. They also wanted to be sure the overlay was very thick and heavy. It certainly is. :)

6 13/16″ closed, 5 7/8″ open.

Resting on an awesome gray platter I bought my wife for Christmas (don't tell her) at Riley Art Glass in Hot Springs. I took my art club kids there for a field trip to see them blow glass and make a large platter. Really amazing work.
http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0082.jpg?w=700&h=

Pen is made from a green and black marbled ebonite with a #8 18k Jowo nib, broad point.

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/015.jpg?w=700&h=

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Here is one of the rings, set with a couple dozen black diamonds.

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/020.jpg?w=700&h=

The overlay was made by Andy Beliveau. He did an amazing job. I couldn't be happier.

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Some pics next to an Onoto with overlay by Henry Simpole, to show the size of it. (at Vanness)

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_20141115_1659051.jpg?w=700&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_20141115_1659191.jpg?w=370&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_20141115_1659321.jpg?w=700&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/img_20141115_1700031.jpg?w=700&h=

A few months ago I was asked to make a modern pen pencil combo, and the only way I could figure out doing that was by finding a working combo. Once I found a combo that worked I had to find a material to match it. This thing was made somewhere between 1920 and 1940 (according to Richardspens.com), so finding a matching acrylic wasn't going to happen. What I decided to do was use the cap as a barrel band with black ebonite for the rest of it. I'm very happy with how it turned out.

6.25″ closed, 5.625″ open, 6.375″ posted.


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http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0064.jpg?w=1000&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0034.jpg?w=1200&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0083.jpg?w=1000&h=

Next is an Eastman, medium size, that I made for the July Newton Pens Scholarship raffle winner.

6″ closed, 5.25″ open.

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0101.jpg?w=700&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0131.jpg?w=700&h=

 

I love the depth of the material. You can really appreciate it looking at the ends.

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0161.jpg?w=700&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0151.jpg?w=700&h=

http://newtonpens.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/0141.jpg?w=700&h=


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Amazing pens (I have to get one of the combo FP/MP - the ideal EDC) Congratulations on three more masterpieces Shawn.

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The combo is very interesting. What sort of fill system does it have? I have an old Arnold combo that is currently not working, but is a lever filler, and I think that most of the ones I've seen are also lever fillers on the pen end.

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Awesome work Andy!

“Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today, because if you do it today and like it, you can do again tomorrow!”

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Shawn, one of the things I like about you is that you are willing to try things out, often with stunning results.

 

While the overlay is not my taste, it is certainly nice work.

 

And I like the combo. For a next one, you could think about using semi transparent acrylic, to create an ink-vieuw.

 

 

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These are really gorgeous. But do you have silver coloured nibs? I think they would pop even more with a nib that matched. (Not the pen and pencil combo naturally, that looks perfect with silver on one end and gold on the other)

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I do have polished steel nibs. Generally I prefer those over two tone. With the overlay pen, there aren't any monotone rhodium plated #8 nibs that I know of.

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