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It's Finally Here - My Scriptorium Grail! This Ain't Your Uncle Fred's Kit Pen.

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After working through multiple emails for collaboration, questions, and nuances (maybe more nuisances for her) with Renee, my Scriptorium Bard has arrived today. The package was a welcomed sight after shoveling heavy snow for 3 hours this afternoon. I made sure I carved a path for my mailman! After the baby had been put down for the night, and with the dog snoring and tooting from the other room, I sat down to unbox this Elven artifact from a far off land:

 

 

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/apontin/Bard01.jpg

 

Copper clip with double copper bands - I was inspired by another FPNer's pen that used the same materials. It's beautiful and I just couldn't help myself from getting one. This pen is oversized in girth, but I would say not overly long.

 

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/apontin/Bard02.jpg

 

Great section contour - it feels good in the hand. I like the big threads too and they don't bother. 1.1 stub nib w/ruthenium coating writes very smoothly. Maybe someday I'll upgrade to a gold nib, but I'm satisfied for now and can still pay the heat bill =) After twirling it in my hands for 30 minutes (the pen) the Bard horked some Iroshizuku Ku-Jaku for its first ink.

 

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/apontin/Bard03.jpg

 

Uh huh, you know how I like my cap and barrel jewels. These inlays are made of Italian alabaster swirl acrylic.

 

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee485/apontin/Bard04.jpg

 

Barrel end jewel.

 

I'm very pleased with this pen! Why not support a one-person business/artisan like Renee Meeks!? I mean you can design your own pen and she will work with you and respond to every little concern almost instantly. I can see why I was pen #11 in the line to be made when I entered my order and she still got the finished product to me in about a month. Amazing work, Renee. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sculpting my dream pen.

 

Pros:

 

-You can design your own pen! Just in case you missed it.

-Materials are limitless

-Quick turn-around time

-Willingness to listen to ideas

-Quality

-Comfort

-Made in USA by an artisan

-Unsurpassed responsiveness by maker

-flexibility that the nib unit presents (interchangeable, etc)

-lightning fast shipping and excellent packaging

 

Cons:

 

-Ummm...I want more. :wub:

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"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."

-Fred Allen 1894-1956

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That is a beautiful looking pen :wub: congrats!!

 

 

I must confess that I have often frequented the Scriptorium site, eyes wide with wonder, but I wouldn't even know where to start when it comes to designing a personal pen.

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What a gorgeous pen. Congratulations.and thanks for sharing.

"Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in possession and under our direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?" Patrick Henry

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:drool:

 

WOOOOWWW!!! I am super excited (and a little jealous!) for you! I've been making frequent trips to Renee's Instagram after seeing this one's first few photos. And I must say, the #6 nib size works well with the oversized girth. Beautiful, beautiful pen! Congrats on getting it in hand, and I am once again applauding Renee's work.

 

I can't wait to order mine. Saving funds would be so much easier if bills didn't exist.. >_>

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Scriptorium is my grail pen, too! Renee's pens are SO BEAUTIFUL! If/When I ever am able to order my own we will be going as high on the hog as possible...

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Beautiful pen!

 

Renee is certainly gifted. Waiting with bated breath for my Scribe.

 

Enjoy your pen for very long and in good health.

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The inlays with Italian alabaster swirl acrylic are really nice and creative, was that your idea or something Renee came up with?

I quite like that blank but i never could figure out how i would use it in a pen. In the end i used different blanks (i have an Idyll) but have a list of 5-6 ideas that might work for another pen :lol:

 

​Congrats on a beautiful pen!

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The inlays with Italian alabaster swirl acrylic are really nice and creative, was that your idea or something Renee came up with?

I quite like that blank but i never could figure out how i would use it in a pen. In the end i used different blanks (i have an Idyll) but have a list of 5-6 ideas that might work for another pen :lol:

 

​Congrats on a beautiful pen!

 

I came up with the idea on the inlays and material for them. I love pens with jewels at both ends. For instance, Parker Vacumatics with the striped jewels at both ends? Wow. Yeah, those.

"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."

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:drool:

 

WOOOOWWW!!! I am super excited (and a little jealous!) for you! I've been making frequent trips to Renee's Instagram after seeing this one's first few photos. And I must say, the #6 nib size works well with the oversized girth. Beautiful, beautiful pen! Congrats on getting it in hand, and I am once again applauding Renee's work.

 

I can't wait to order mine. Saving funds would be so much easier if bills didn't exist.. >_>

 

TeaHive, what are you thinking for a pen from Scriptorium? Design? Materials? We need details!

"I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me."

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