My First Turned Fountain Pen

[corgicoupe]

This is my first attempt at turning a pen, a task I have avoided for more than a year, and it may be my last. I'm satisfied with how it turned out, but I'd rather make boxes for my pens.

 

This is made from a Kojent kit, which was suggested as preferable to the Navigator, and I agree. The wood is from a piece of black mulberry that I brought back from the Istrian peninsula of Croatia about two years ago. [i wonder what customs thought when they saw that piece of wood in my luggage?]

 

With instruction, I was able to finish the project in just under two hours. The wood was sanded through 600 grit for final shaping and smoothing. The finish is a coat of CA that was sanded, followed by polishing with a wax containing pumice. The final coat was a shellac/wax mixture that gave a good shine to the wood without appearing plastic.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 23, 2016 by corgicoupe

[corgicoupe]

I cannot upload additional photos even though they are smaller than the one in the previous post. What could be the problem? I keep getting an error message "This upload failed."

 

Edit... In fact, O now see that the text beside the Attach This File button reads: You can upload up to Uploading is not allowed of files (Max single file size: 100MB). The boldface seems to be over-riding the original message.

 

EDIT... Resolved: I had run out of space for attaching images.

Edited January 24, 2016 by corgicoupe

[turningneko]

Good looking pen. I like the mulberry on a bias, gives it more character.

[carlos.q]

I cannot upload additional photos even though they are smaller than the one in the previous post. What could be the problem? I keep getting an error message "This upload failed."

 

Edit... In fact, O now see that the text beside the Attach This File button reads: You can upload up to Uploading is not allowed of files (Max single file size: 100MB). The boldface seems to be over-riding the original message.

 

EDIT... Resolved: I had run out of space for attaching images.

The "attach" feature is very limitted. To post more pictures use the "upload" tab at the top of the screen. The process is not very intuitive but it works. There is a tutorial someplace...