Do You Guys Like Exotic Materials? I'm Making Some Neat Stuff ... But There Is Still A Lot To Be Done. Check Out My Progress So Far.

August 24, 2015

Soon! I wish I had more time this week to get the caps sorted out, but I realized I needed some tools that just showed up yesterday and the rest of my business has been keeping me busy. The perils of being a one man design/machining shop is that when customer service and order fulfillment needs to happen that takes precedence over development of the new products. That said, I think once I get these in some reviewers hands they will see a level of refinement that is hard to find elsewhere.

I can definitely understand that. I love high level machining and fit and finish. Have you ever heard of the Sebenza? That knife does it for me because of the high level tolerances. This pen makes me so excited!

Let me see dat cap!

September 16, 2015

Sorry about the delay in getting any progress updates. I finished the first two pens last Friday and sent one to Ed Jelley and he took some good photos of it:

http://imgur.com/a/8qjxx

The cap is going to be slimmed down a little bit, but that pen is basically the final version. I hope to have the other 20 versions ready in the next couple weeks to show off. The goal is to have the Kickstarter up by the end of the month.

September 22, 2015

Those photos look amazing! Great work by Ed Jelley in taking those pictures. I'm ready to throw my money at your kickstarter whenever it goes up!

Edited September 22, 2015 by FinalEleven

September 22, 2015

I think the Polycarbonate and Titanium versions are going to do particularly well, functionally. I can't account for what people want to buy They're definitely in the viable weight range, and aren't as problematic as the Aluminum. And aluminum grip wouldn't be a problem short-term, but I'd be wary of it being a daily driver over years, getting submerged in bottles, etc.

I'm trusting that lay pattern you use is going to make the metal grip a non-issue, but good luck convincing some people. There's a lot of metal-section hate due to 1) slippery grip and 2) cold touch? But there are plenty of plastic sections that are slippery too, especially when they're shaped poorly.

Curious how much slimming down the cap's going to get. It looks pretty slick posted, but when closed the cap/body ridge is pretty distinct. Just an observation.

October 8, 2015

wow.

Im going to leave a comment so when you put up the kickstarter details i can get a titanium pen!

Amazing workmanship

April 1, 2016

Will, I have already ordered one pen, since your work seems to me irresistible.

But, considering a second option... I see that in the current website (perhaps not updated?) there is no full-damascus pen, only damascus grips and finials.

Will, do you have in mind a full-damascus version, as seen precisely in your post #24? And, if so, when would it be available?

THANK YOU!

plumista

Edited April 1, 2016 by plumista