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Falling from the lathe today is a Faceted Blue Ripple Ebonite fountain pen.

 

This pen is Octagonal in shape with hand turned brass banding and chamfered tapered finials. The wider band at the cap and barrel juncture is left slightly textured, rather than smooth.

 

The nib is a 'Medium' Jowo unit. The pen is fitted with a standard converter and a 'Chisel' shaped clip, cast in the US by specialist Mike Redburn.

 

The faceting is polished to a high gloss finish... a very lengthy process, by hand. Size-wise, the pen compares to a MB 149 as far as length is concerned, perhaps a little larger in diameter.

 

It was fun to make,

 

Enjoy!

 

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Very Beautiful! Great work!

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What a beautiful color!

Thanks for posting the pix. And, well, not -- because now instead of dreaming of sugar plums I'm going to be dreaming of blue ebonite ripple pens.... :wallbash:

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"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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GORGEOUS!!!!!... :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

 

Great Work!!!... :D

 

 

 

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Amazing!!!

 

 

A fantastic pen. Everything works together beautifully in terms of proportion, color, and materials.

 

 

Very Beautiful! Great work!

 

 

What a beautiful color!

Thanks for posting the pix. And, well, not -- because now instead of dreaming of sugar plums I'm going to be dreaming of blue ebonite ripple pens.... :wallbash:

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

 

 

I love this one! The chamfered finials add a unique touch, and overall it has a very vintage look to it. Congrats on a job well done!

 

 

Wow! Such a lovely show of favourable comments gives the inspiration to continue to push the boundaries!

 

My grateful thanks to you all :)

 

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STUNNING pen!!! GORGEOUS!!

 

 

Thanks! I am pleased this pen has gone to the new owner, so quickly. I may have been tempted to hang on to it! :D

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I like the proportions of the cap and the clip. Nice material too.

 

 

Thanks Basterma,

 

The clip was designed to suit a tapered and faceted pen, using a set size for the mounting ring, and 'Chiselled' shape. The cap is a little longer than usual. To compensate for the step between the facets, which some may find uncomfortable in use, the section is made to be a little longer.

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That is spectacular. I am so glad it has a new home, else I would be looking into mortgaging my dog ...

 

Thanks! I like dogs, too! :D

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Falling from the lathe today is a Faceted Blue Ripple Ebonite fountain pen.

 

This pen is Octagonal in shape with hand turned brass banding and chamfered tapered finials. The wider band at the cap and barrel juncture is left slightly textured, rather than smooth.

 

The nib is a 'Medium' Jowo unit. The pen is fitted with a standard converter and a 'Chisel' shaped clip, cast in the US by specialist Mike Redburn.

 

The faceting is polished to a high gloss finish... a very lengthy process, by hand. Size-wise, the pen compares to a MB 149 as far as length is concerned, perhaps a little larger in diameter.

 

It was fun to make,

 

Enjoy!

 

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Wow.. Awesome! Where can we get this material?

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Wow.. Awesome! Where can we get this material?

 

 

This material is available from various sources... in different colours. I generally use SEM - Germany. The material for the pen shown in this post, was purchased from Beaufort - Scotland.

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Do you use a mill to machine the facets?

 

No milling machine used .... I designed and made the equipment I use for facets creation.

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