WTM Pens Curly Maple El Toro fountain pen

[Blackhill]

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Wayne Mason (samuel07 here on FPN), proprietor of WTM Pens created this pen. It is a beautiful fountain pen made with quality materials and crafted with great attention to detail. It is composed of hand-turned curly maple and trimmed in heavy sterling silver plate. The finish is exceptional; the grain of the curly maple absolutely glows through the shine of the wood's softly polished surface.

 

This is an intriguing looking pen with a short barrel that is meant to be posted. When posted, it is 5-3/4" long. It is a very heavy, thick pen, but it is extremely comfortable to use and it is very well balanced -- the weight of the pen rests comfortably in the V between the thumb and forefinger.

 

The image below shows the size of this pen relative to an Esterbrook J.

 

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It has a medium steel-with-gold-mask nib and it writes on the fine side. It is a very smooth writer and always starts writing the moment the nib touches paper. I purposely did not write with it for several days and it still started writing with no hesitation. It uses short international cartridges; because of the length of the barrel, a converter does not fit.

 

Although I usually prefer lighter weight pens, I love this one and it has been inked continually since I got it. If you like thick, heavy pens, I highly recommend it. Even if you don't like heavy pens, I recommend giving this one a try. It just may change your mind, or at least become the one exception in your pen collection.

 

WTM Pens website:

http://www.wtmpens.com/index.html

 

Photographs by WTM Pens.

[kd5tmu]

Although I usually prefer lighter weight pens, I love this one and it has been inked continually since I got it. If you like thick, heavy pens, I highly recommend it. Even if you don't like heavy pens, I recommend giving this one a try. It just may change your mind, or at least become the one exception in your pen collection.

 

WTM Pens website:

http://www.wtmpens.com/index.html

 

Photographs by WTM Pens.

 

That is a very nice wood to work with. I also turn pens, although not to finance an adoption, but for money on the side (hopefully one day for a decent self-sufficient job). That looks like a joyous pen to use. He did a very nice job.

 

Peace and joy,

Harry

[Phthalo]

Ooh... I like stout pens, and I like unusual designs - this is a good-looking combo. Very nice!

[jpolaski]

Excellent! I think the bulbous form is a great twist, and IMHO would look stunning in acrylics like Blue lightning. the silver jewel is a nice touch. I think I'd also love to see it with a Bock nib kit as seen on nibs.com. Yup, great design, and impeccable workmanship! I love it!

[dcom]

Wayne made a burled walnut pen for me and his work is nothing short of fantastic. I'd recommend him if you're in the market for a handmade wood pen.

[samuel07]

Thanks you all for the kind words, I really enjoy making these.

 

Now for a shameless plug: Please check out this listing on the marketplace.

 

Thanks,

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/in...showtopic=32260