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How fun! Makes me wish I had some bamboo here. Looks really nice.

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Great, Stompie,

 

Next, fit a reserve to the pen and you will be ready to write a page without refilling. Always glad to see someone show what can be done with the simplest of tools.

 

Enjoy,

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From a person's actions, we may infer attitudes, beliefs, --- and values. We do not know these characteristics outright. The human dichotomies of trust and distrust, honor and duplicity, love and hate --- all depend on internal states we cannot directly experience. Isn't this what adds zest to our life?

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Can you show a picture of the reed pen itself? Would love to see that. Beautiful Diamine Ancient Copper writing sample, by the way!

Find my homemade ink recipes on my Flickr page here.

 

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Great, Stompie,

 

Next, fit a reserve to the pen and you will be ready to write a page without refilling. Always glad to see someone show what can be done with the simplest of tools.

 

Enjoy,

A reservoir? How would I do that?

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http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj229/Popsjill/pens/IMAG0102.jpg

Amazing how rough they look when magnified

 

 

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj229/Popsjill/pens/IMAG0101.jpg

 

I actually cut most of it with a pen knife and then just trimmed with the razor

 

 

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj229/Popsjill/pens/IMAG0100.jpg

 

excerpt from my journal, you can see the broad nib used for page numbering

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Wow, that is so neat! I love your writing, too. Thanks for sharing all the photos! Makes me want to go get out my bamboo pen and go play.

 

I've never tried to attach a reservoir to a reed pen, but on the Dennis Ruud website, he shows a picture of a feather quill with a reservoir attached. It's cut from brass. Maybe you can adapt the idea.

 

eta: here's his photo:

 

http://www.dennisruud.com/reservoir.jpg

 

It's interesting that it goes on the top and outside of the quill, rather than inside.

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Wow, thank you for that picture! Yes, a reservoir on the outside, rather puzzling but I will see if I can find me a piece of copper or brass and do something - pity they clean up all the litter here in the UK :rolleyes:

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Here is a link to get to Writing and Illuminating and Lettering by Edward Johnston. http://www.archive.o...minat00johnuoft I would put it in the link widget but it's playing tricks on me today. Another book with a good description of attaching a reservoir to a pen is Lettering by Graily Hewitt.

 

The advantage of Ruid's reservoir is that it is easier to fill and to see where the ink is going. I would guess that adjustment may be a bit of a b(naughty) but would be well worth it.

 

To see how Johnston et al fitted their reservoirs, see WIL, page 54. Not much information, but enough to get started on.

 

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From a person's actions, we may infer attitudes, beliefs, --- and values. We do not know these characteristics outright. The human dichotomies of trust and distrust, honor and duplicity, love and hate --- all depend on internal states we cannot directly experience. Isn't this what adds zest to our life?

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and I managed to get some feathers so one of these days I will try that too.

 

I am just going to have to find some river sand to heat them up in first. Most of the sand around me, because I am on farmlands is rather muddy and fine. It also has a lot of fertilizer mixed in so I have to scout around for someone doing construction work :thumbup:

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Try cutting a bit of metal out of a Coke can. But watch for the sharp edges! Some of my best work has been done with an old Coke can and a McDonald's straw. It works but is a very finicky setup. The outer reservoir works quite well -- TAPE dip pens use them exclusively. Easier to use and fill than the Mitchell interior reservoirs. Best of luck to you, Stompie,

Wow, thank you for that picture! Yes, a reservoir on the outside, rather puzzling but I will see if I can find me a piece of copper or brass and do something - pity they clean up all the litter here in the UK :rolleyes:

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Randal

From a person's actions, we may infer attitudes, beliefs, --- and values. We do not know these characteristics outright. The human dichotomies of trust and distrust, honor and duplicity, love and hate --- all depend on internal states we cannot directly experience. Isn't this what adds zest to our life?

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Nice work!

 

A reservoir makes a lot of difference - both in the consistency of the amount of ink being laid down and being able to write more on one dip.

 

Here's a comparison:

 

fpn_1331843766__reedpen-reservoir.jpg

 

The details of the reservoir (cut out of a soda can):

 

fpn_1331843875__reedpen-reservoir2.jpg

 

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SMK thank you for all that great info and pics - I will give it a go, as soon as I finish with the drinking straw :embarrassed_smile:

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Try cutting a bit of metal out of a Coke can. But watch for the sharp edges! Some of my best work has been done with an old Coke can and a McDonald's straw. It works but is a very finicky setup. The outer reservoir works quite well -- TAPE dip pens use them exclusively. Easier to use and fill than the Mitchell interior reservoirs. Best of luck to you, Stompie,

 

 

 

Where does the straw go exactly? I can't picture what you use that for.

Find my homemade ink recipes on my Flickr page here.

 

"I don't wait for inspiration; inspiration waits for me." --Akiane Kramarik

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the straw is the pen - cut it the same as you would a feather

 

Oh, I thought it was for the reservoir!

Find my homemade ink recipes on my Flickr page here.

 

"I don't wait for inspiration; inspiration waits for me." --Akiane Kramarik

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the straw is the pen - cut it the same as you would a feather

 

Oh, I thought it was for the reservoir!

 

 

Nope, the soda tin is for the reservoir

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