Vintage Red/gray Acetate

November 10, 2019

Heres a pen Ive had in the works for a while, but finally got the motivation to make a push and finish. Its a piston filler from some nice red/gray chunk vintage acetate I have. I used a transparent gray acrylic for the ink window, which I thought would complement the acetate well. I made the trim and clip from argentium silver , and the section is cut for Pelikan 2/4/600 size nib units. The pen is a nice size, about 5 when capped.

November 10, 2019

Handsome pen. Good choice of materials - this acetate, silver, and clear go very well together.

November 10, 2019

Gorgeous!

November 12, 2019

Interesting material, the pen looks very nicely made! I do feel that the grooved ring on the base of the blind cap takes away a little bit from the aesthetics, but hey: form should follow function right?

November 12, 2019

Interesting material, the pen looks very nicely made! I do feel that the grooved ring on the base of the blind cap takes away a little bit from the aesthetics, but hey: form should follow function right?

I personally like that ring!

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Excellent work, it's a beautiful pen!

November 12, 2019

Interesting material, the pen looks very nicely made! I do feel that the grooved ring on the base of the blind cap takes away a little bit from the aesthetics, but hey: form should follow function right?

That material is quite slippery, so knurling was a must on the piston knobespecially since this is a reasonably small diameter pen.

November 13, 2019

That material is quite slippery, so knurling was a must on the piston knobespecially since this is a reasonably small diameter pen.

Fair enough, although now I'm wondering what other options there are for adding grip. The only idea that comes to me is a PFM-style faceting at the end, but that might not line up well with the cap (unlike the slip cap on a PFM).