Newton Made Some Pens Again

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Hey everybody! Hope you're all doing well. It's cold here and it hurts to be cold. I'm probably working slower than I should be and just not motivated to go shiver my knees together at the lathe. But here's what I've done recently. Hope you like it.

 

Holler at me if you have any questions.

Thanks

 

https://newtonpens.com/recently-finished/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Inkling13]

Very nice job. Keep it up!

[GardenWeasel]

I really like the looks and shape of the pen with the yellow back drop. Love the color combo too!

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Thanks!

[fountainpagan]

The Shinobi male, the quapaw and the Townsend foliage :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

Well done, Shawn.

[stuckinohio]

They all are beautiful but I love that Eastman - Oceans Fire!

[Astronymus]

Nice pens. The simple form works well with the lively patterns.

[SoulSamurai]

That's quite the variery of colours and styles! Great stuff! The red/blue swirl pen with the multiple silver bands is very impressive.

[mehandiratta]

great as always...

[Inkling13]

I do have one question: what tool do you use to shape your pens on the lathe? I am having trougle with consistancy of width, and finding it hard to to the gentle tapers of most cigar shapes.

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I do all my shaping with whatever carbide cutting tool I have in there - either the triangle shape, or circle shape, and then clean it up with a file.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_(tool)

 

And then clean it up with sandpaper and polishing and buffing.

 

You need good mandrels though.

 

https://newtonpens.wordpress.com/mandrels/

[Inkling13]

I do all my shaping with whatever carbide cutting tool I have in there - either the triangle shape, or circle shape, and then clean it up with a file.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_(tool)

 

And then clean it up with sandpaper and polishing and buffing.

 

You need good mandrels though.

 

https://newtonpens.wordpress.com/mandrels/

AH... I hadn't thought of that. I started lathes with a masochistic streak, and only used traditional tools, but these new carbide tipped ones are fantastic. I had never thought of using a plain file though. I appreciate all the inspiration you and others have put forth here. If only I had the courage to post pictures of my acheivements. I have a pen i have nicknamed "turd". from ebonite, because that's what it looks like. All the parts fit, just ugly!

[PAKMAN]

Love them!

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Here's one I rebuilt from a broken to pieces Duofold. I made a new cap and barrel and had to rebuild the section because the grip part of it spun freely, making it hard to screw the section into the barrel.

You can see a section part way disassembled here.

I built a new black grip and brass threaded tenon. I reused the nib housing and rings.

 

 

I made this one as a gift for a radio personality that I really like, but it's too big for her hand so she's sending it back with notes for me and I'll be making her a slimmer pen.

 

 

A Prospector.

 

 

A Shinobi that I need to remake today with the front of the barrel in the same burgundy material.

 

 

Piston filler Sumpter.

piston filling video

 

 

Orange ebonite Prospector

 

Here's an Orville I'm really happy with.

 

And a Moody built in a similar way.

 

 

Moody in a vintage celluloid.

 

 

 

Another Moody in an Italian plastic, Pelikan nib, and piston filler.

 

 

 

A very colorful Prospector.

 

 

And one of those Shinobi pens.

 

[Ted A]

Whoa! That black and green Orville is a real beauty

[EBGBs]

Amazing pens (again)!

The Shinobi is a killer design, it ALWAYS seems to look great. I particularly love the materials and colours on this last one.

The black and green Orville and Moody are lovely too

[pitonyak]

Really like that last Shinobi... You have lots of nice pens, I particularly like the Orville - Green ebonite and clear green acrylic - slim, short that you have on your web site..... Good work!