I've been trying to craft a wooden vac 51 like forever. This one is almost done. Anyone beated me? I never heard of a wooden 51 vacumatic. Anyways I'm not doing this for just the kicks of competition this pen is crafted from a more than 100 years old piece of wood that was buried in water and sand, the foundings of a very cool historical promenade by the sea that was destroyed many years before I was born in my hometown.

First one I've seen!

Did you do anything to seal the inside? Is it wooden entirely, or merely a wooden sheathe over a plastic body? Wondering how wood reacts with ink....

Also, where's the nib?

-George

chucked the barrel of a 51 vac and reduced it to straight 10mm diameter, then bored a solid piece of wood, did my best to match the pattern even though I had to take a 1/16th bite to the blank for splitting the blind cap appart, and then turned it to shape. Blind cap has a threaded aluminum insert, not an overlayed blind cap. I haven't finished it yet (hence the filler has no diaphragm and the barrel has no collector/feed/nib) . Is going to sport either a cordovan, yellowstone, buckskin or burgundy hood, plus I'm fitting a wooden jewel to the cap.

Is there any kind of finish on it?
Any idea as to the species of wood?

just sealed so I would not stain it with greasy fingers while working. The wood is from the pines family, we call it tea pine.

Never seen or even heard of a wooden P51, congratulations, very nice Juan !
Look forward to see your next creation !

I have a question - doesn't posting it leave terrible marks? I guess the solution is just not to post, which is perfectly acceptable.

I think it looks great! When I have my own place with a shed in the garden, a lathe will be right up there on my "want list"...