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Hi,

 

This is a pen that I made last weekend, inspired partly by the Waterman Serenité, and partly by Japanese katana design.

 

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The section and feeder are from a Churchill kit - although I've re-shaped and polished the section on the lathe. The nib is a Bock #6 extra fine.

 

Some explanations of the interior and the methods I used to make it are on my website here.

 

Cheers

-geoff

www.pm-pens.com

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VERY NICE! Is that the final finish for the exterior and if so, what did you use?

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That's the final finish for now - although I might add another coat or two in the future. It's Mylands High-Friction polish. I apply it with a paper towel with each side of the pen, turning slowly on the lathe. Rather than use rotational speed, I use clamping force and patience, and since the brass couplers run rather deeply into the olive wood, I'm not too concerned about being a little aggressive. It's strong enough to handle the little torque that results.

 

I've got another pen I made about 3 years ago from olive wood and mammoth tusk that has the same polish on it. That one's darkened considerably over time - so I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens with this pen.

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Very nice! Please post some pictures of it open!

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Looked at the pics on your site, very nice!

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Beautiful and really cool pen, well done!

 

sanseri: +1, and I love the patina that it will develop later.

looks very nice, olive wood is a great material

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Thanks a lot!

 

Totally agree about the patina. I have another pen I made in olivewood about 2 years ago - it's darkening really nicely over time.

 

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-geoff

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